Auto Part Store Questions

now HERE's a true story

Guy comes in, alleges "he heard" "I'm the electronics guy." So be it

He has, he says, an Evinrude V4 outboard with factory breakerless ignition, "the marina" wants 500 bucks (20 years ago) for the "box." He wants to adapt automotive stuff

We are busy, we have phone calls, but I AM in agreement with the 500 buck box being a rip

I tell him, "A friend of mine and I have been down this road, with little success." (We both tried to use the old 'Vette breakerless dist, mine adapted to a 340, hooked to Mopar ECU, his in a Chivvy, hooked to stock Jeep electronics. Neither worked right.)

One thing led to another, and a waste of time ensued.

I finally told him, "look, you might mess around and finally get some automotive components to work, but you might ALSO spend a REALLY cold night on Lake Pend Oreille."

He says, "OH IT'S NOT FOR A BOAT, IT'S IN A HOME MADE HELICOPTER!!!"