Jay Leno's Garage Elan

"Enginerrrrrrrrr" (Enginerrrrrrrrr) 04/09/2014 at 10:42 • Filed to: None

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So this Elan is fantastic. What a great restoration.

In other news, my probable-soon-to-be father-in-law has an old Elan hanging out in a shed in England and asked me if I wanted it.

I said no... because Lucas electrics. I think I might change my mind now...

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Enginerrrrrrrrr 04/09/2014 at 10:47

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You said no?

The door is over there ——————->

Enginerrrrrrrrr > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 04/09/2014 at 10:49

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Haha well I'm pretty sure I can fenagle myself through anything mechanical. Electronics? Ugh I don't even want to mess with em. The hardest thing I did was install a new radio... which was actually quite easy. For me the whole 'troubleshooting' part of electronics just makes me want to hide in a cave.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Enginerrrrrrrrr 04/09/2014 at 10:52

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There are two tricks to defeating vehicle electronics:

1: A good multifunction am/volt/ohmmeter

2. Starting from scratch and not even attempting to fix what's already present.

Enginerrrrrrrrr > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 04/09/2014 at 11:02

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1. Check.

2. Duly noted haha. That's what I figured would need to be done if something wasn't working. Which... it's been sitting in a shed for years... so I doubt everything is working.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Enginerrrrrrrrr 04/09/2014 at 11:07

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Full disclosure: I've never actually done number 2, I'm just too terrified of vehicle electronics to see it happening any other way.

Mattbob > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 04/09/2014 at 12:43

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I'm an EE, and feel the same way (if it is an older car). No way in hell am I re-doing my e36. For that car I have a pocket oscilloscope and an electronic trouble shooting manual for the car.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Mattbob 04/09/2014 at 13:13

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Oh god, the thought of redoing anything even remotely modern gives me the heebie jeebies.

davedave1111 > Enginerrrrrrrrr 04/09/2014 at 15:58

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If you have an Elan in England going spare, I'll have it! :)