jeffrey-wimberly
Dr Frankendiesel
I remember when I was a kid they always told us the safest place in a thunderstorm was in a car. Maybe for you, but not for the car! A customer had their car towed in, it had been struck by lightning,,,while they were driving!! It was struck,,started running rough, got off the road then died! Now nothing works, the car smells of burnt electrical, but the only visible sign of the episode is the antenna on the roof,,,it is now about half its original length!
A friend of mine had that happen with his 84 LTD Crown Vic. The car was struck completely blowing away the antenna. The car died almost instantly. He got off lucky. He replaced the alternator, pitched the electronic distributor and computer, put in an old style distributor that used condenser and points and got it running.