[fred cook]

"If Britannia rules the waves, why then won't her cars cross a puddle?"

I actually bought a 1958 MGA coupe once that had quit after driving thru a deep water puddle. It sat in the owners carport for a couple of years not running because a helpful neighbor had unplugged all the wiring under the dash to "fix it" Of course, then he had no idea where the wires went. I bought the car for $225.00, got a wiring diagram and a copy of same. With a friend looking in the engine compartment with me under the dash I would pull on a wire and ask where it went. My buddy would say "to the horn relay" or where ever and I would plug it in. After about 3-4 hours work we drained the gas tank, changed the oil, put in new batteries (two mounted behind the seats) and started it up. Kept it for a couple of years until a buyer came along who just had to have it. So for a nice tidy profit I sent it down the road. Every once in a while the fuel pump would quit and I would have to whack the pump with a small hammer kept in the car just for that purpose. A new pump would have fixed the problem, but where is the fun in that?