[DeTomaso] Something to think about....
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Fri Dec 24 14:36:58 EST 2010
Hi guys,
Many of us have installed non-standard wiring and/or hidden anti-theft
devices on our cars. When complete, we stand back and fold our arms and gaze
with pride at the car, secure in the knowledge that nobody is going to take
it who doesn't know it intimately.
BAM! You get struck by lightening, or your brain explodes. Now, how are
your loved ones going to deal with the car?
Bill Taylor and I are working with a grieving family at the moment with
just this situation. The very clever owner of the Pantera died without
informing anybody what he did to the car. The family wants to be able to
start/move (and maybe sell) his Pantera, but it is completely immobilized due to
his undocumented cleverness. They are in North Carolina, a million miles
away from any help, and none of them are mechanically (much less electrically)
savvy anyway.
There's only so much we can do for them. Chances are, it is going to take
a lengthy and expensive electrical exorcism to find the cause.
Lesson to be learned here is, do whatever it is you want to do, BUT take
the time to document the changes fully and leave the documentation in a place
where others who might need to access it will be able to do so. It's hard
enough on families dealing with the stress of a sudden death, there's no
need to add further stress with a nuisance like this.
Mike
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