Re: (ET) What was that crash?

[Steve Gaarder <gaarder ecovillage ithaca ny us>]

Reminds me of a time may years ago when something shorted out in the
starter circuit of my car, which was just sitting there in my driveway,
with no-one anywhere near it. The car - which had been left in reverse -
proceeded to back uphill out the driveway, cross the road, go into a ditch
and start chewing up the clutch.  All this on the starter motor!  I spent
the rest of the evening trying to believe it.

Steve Gaarder

On Thu, 6 Jun 2002 JimLuckett aol com wrote:

> That's what I would have been asking in the middle of the night had I 
> not 
> left my E-10 in neutral.  When I came down to breakfast this morning, I 
> heard 
> a strange whirring sound coming through the kitchen window.   It turned 
> out 
> the E-10 had turned itself on.  It was aimed at the house.   Imagine an 
> E-10 
> coming in through your window in the middle of the night!
> 
> When I got the thing, the safety feature that prevents it from starting 
> without your foot on the pedal was already broken.  I ordered the parts 
> to 
> fix it, but never got around to it. (Those round tuits are hard to find 
> -- 
> mine are all square!)  Now, it seems something has shorted and turned 
> the 
> motor on even though the key switch is off.
> 
> Question:  Is this likely to be a bum relay or just the key switch?  
> This 
> happened on a damp night, although the E-10 is under cover.
> 
> Jim Luckett
> 120 Avebury Circle
> Boxboro, MA 01719
> 978 263 7598
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>