To Prevent Theft

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Re: To Prevent Theft

Postby cjv-35 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:19 am

I would remove the distributor rotor and they can be trying all day to start it to no evale.That works as long as the thief does not carry a spare rotor with him. :?
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Re: To Prevent Theft

Postby Cacti_Ken » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:16 pm

That's probably easier to do on an MB or GPA than on a M38.
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Re: To Prevent Theft

Postby Chuck Lutz » Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:34 am

It boils down to a few issues....
How much TIME the thief has....
How SMART the thief is....
How much SKILL the thief has....
How MUCH the thief wants it....
How DIFFICULT the anti-theft deterrant is....
How DETERMINED the thief is....

If they WANT it bad enough, they will get it....but you can do a LOT with the suggestions made to simply keep them from driving it off in two minutes or less....
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Re: To Prevent Theft

Postby cjv-35 » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:09 am

For disabiling the M-38 ignition,just remove the ignition switch to distributor cable. :wink:
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Re: To Prevent Theft

Postby tsmgguy » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:37 am

erikofnorway wrote:Does anyone know of a MB/GPW that actually has been stolen off the street?



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There was a time in the 1940s and early 1950s when virtually everyone knew how to start a MB or GPW. Today, it's become an arcane art. It's not like some punk kid can take a shine to your parked ride and just hop in, start up, and drive off. Theft of the MB is just not something that I worry about.
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