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Jay Leno on the mend -

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Jay Leno: Comedian released from hospital after being burned in fire

The US comedian spent 10 days receiving treatment after being burned in a fire at his garage.
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Basil said:
True story. When I was a young Sgt (3 stripes) stationed at Malmstrom, I had a VW Square Back for which I did a complete engine rebuild at the base hobby shop. After reinstalling the engine (rear engine) and wiring everything back up, I sat in the car, put it in neutral, clutch in (habit) and turn the ket to start position. Nothing happened. As I sat there pondering what the issue might be, with the key still in the "on" position, I began running the shifter through the gears. At one point, for no particular reason, I put the shifter in reverse. As I did, the engine cranked over and sprang to life! Now I was really puzzled.

I pondered the situation for a minute, then realized what I must have done. The wiring for the reverse lights and the solenoid were in close proximity and, yes, I hooked them up wrong. I later found that when I'd turn the key to the start position, the reverse lights would come on. It was an easy fix, but boy did I feel stupid.
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SAAB copied your ingenious wiring (car only starts in reverse). You are getting royalties, right?? 😀
 
I grew up driving standards from the 40s through the 60s. My Miata is the only car I've owned with a safety switch on the clutch. I bypassed that thing by week two of owning it.
 
I have allways depressed the clutch whilst starting a car, even before safety switches.
that way, its in gear and and ready for the first cylinder to fire, and away we go.
key in, clutch down, in gear start, clutch up.
 
May have posted this before but when I got my first drivers license, I had to take the test in a car with a manual gearbox. If you took in in an automatic, the license would indicate that was all you were allowed to drive.
 
Jay was asked, while filling his Cadillac with fuel, if he was going to get rid of the steamer, his answer was typical car guy, "wasn't the car's fault!"
 
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