Re: Ignition system shocks

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

Was a Ford Escort that bit me. Inline 4 with plugs across the front.
Brushed across wire/boot with my fore arm. As you say, jumped
backwards about 20 feet. I remember it made my teeth hurt.

Only time I touch ANYTHING on ignition while engine running is
adjusting time. Even then only move distributor with vacuum advance
diaphragm (unfortunately very close to belts & fan on big block Ford).
Test for spark from safety of a timing light.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:
> The biggest danger when working around the high voltage parts is not
> so much the electrical shock itself (which can be very painful, it
> makes your hair hurt!) but the more immediate danger is the
> invoulontary muscular contractions. It can throw you against a wall,