Scott, Get him a copy of Robert Bosch's Automotive Handbook. Several editions are out there in the used market places like Amazon, etc. $10 - $100
Wayne Sent from my iPad > On Apr 28, 2014, at 11:55 PM, [email protected] (alfa-digest) wrote: > > > alfa-digest Tuesday, April 29 2014 Volume 10 : Number 2726 > > > > Forum for Discussion of Alfa Romeos, etc. > Richard Welty <[email protected]> > Digest Coordinator > > Contents: > > [alfa] Re: UNEXPECTED TRIP..................... Bernard Bennett > [alfa] Re: UNEXPECTED TRIP..................... Bernard Bennett > [alfa] Book recommendations for 1st time owner/mechanic > > Alfa Digest Home Page: > > http://www.digest.net/alfa/ > > Send submissions to [email protected] > > Send administrative requests to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of > the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address > than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a > message to alfa-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo > commands. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 10:39:58 -0500 > From: Deans RR <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Re: UNEXPECTED TRIP..................... Bernard Bennett > > Bernie is a traveling guy. He was on our Spring tour through the Hill Country > last Saturday. Never mentioned hopping on a plane to Manila. > > Dean > Sent from my iPad > >> >> Subject: [alfa] UNEXPECTED TRIP..................... Bernard Bennett >> >> - This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. - >> >> Good Morning >> I Hope you get this on time, My family and i made a trip to Manila, >> Philippines and had Our bags stolen from us with Our Mobile and personal >> effects therein. The embassy has been helpful but We have to pay for a > ticket >> and settle Our hotel bills with the Manager. >> We have made contact with our bank but it would take 3-5 working days to >> access funds in our account, the bad news is Our flight will be leaving > very >> soon but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel > manager >> won't let us leave until we settle the bills, We need your help/LOAN >> financially and we promise to make the refund once we get back home, you > are >> our last resort and hope, Please let me know if We can count on you and I > need >> you to keep checking your email because it's the only way I can reach you. >> Very truly yours, >> Bernie >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:53:59 -0600 >> From: "Richard C. Wagner" <[email protected]> >> Subject: [alfa] Re: UNEXPECTED TRIP..................... Bernard Bennett >> >> Oh, poor Bernie! If I remember correctly, the last time this happened to > him, he was in London. >> What's next for him? Guess we'll have to wait for the next episode. >> >> >> Rich Wagner >> Montrose, CO, USA >> '82 GTV6 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 10:39:58 -0500 > From: Deans RR <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Re: UNEXPECTED TRIP..................... Bernard Bennett > > Bernie is a traveling guy. He was on our Spring tour through the Hill Country > last Saturday. Never mentioned hopping on a plane to Manila. > > Dean > Sent from my iPad > >> >> Subject: [alfa] UNEXPECTED TRIP..................... Bernard Bennett >> >> - This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. - >> >> Good Morning >> I Hope you get this on time, My family and i made a trip to Manila, >> Philippines and had Our bags stolen from us with Our Mobile and personal >> effects therein. The embassy has been helpful but We have to pay for a > ticket >> and settle Our hotel bills with the Manager. >> We have made contact with our bank but it would take 3-5 working days to >> access funds in our account, the bad news is Our flight will be leaving > very >> soon but we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel > manager >> won't let us leave until we settle the bills, We need your help/LOAN >> financially and we promise to make the refund once we get back home, you > are >> our last resort and hope, Please let me know if We can count on you and I > need >> you to keep checking your email because it's the only way I can reach you. >> Very truly yours, >> Bernie >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:53:59 -0600 >> From: "Richard C. Wagner" <[email protected]> >> Subject: [alfa] Re: UNEXPECTED TRIP..................... Bernard Bennett >> >> Oh, poor Bernie! If I remember correctly, the last time this happened to > him, he was in London. >> What's next for him? Guess we'll have to wait for the next episode. >> >> >> Rich Wagner >> Montrose, CO, USA >> '82 GTV6 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:54:18 -0500 (CDT) > From: [email protected] > Subject: [alfa] Book recommendations for 1st time owner/mechanic > > Alfisti, > > Full disclosure here: the current direct application is for a 2001 Saab. > Alfa maybe later. > > My 20 year old son just got his first car. I want to gift him with a > book that will be helpful to him as he brings the car back to good > running condition. He has access to shop manuals and has helped me for > years with my GTV-6, friends other Alfas and an assortment of Saabs, > English and German cars. The point is he knows a lot about cars but needs > the basic electrical and mechanical know how that he saw me do or helped > me do but didn't quite follow. > > He also works for Mercedes through a temp agency when not in college. He > drives cars from the docks through the processing center to (but not > onto) car carriers. There are a lot of really sharp mechanics there. > They will help him do things; its the theory and practice that I think he > needs. > > One final point. He is not a voracious reader. I have all of Carrol > Smith's books as well as aircraft circulars; he prefers the photo books > of Alfa and Ferrari history. Or better yet a F1 race on TV.... > > Thanks, > > Scott Shure > 85 GTV-6 > Ellicott City, MD > > ------------------------------ > > End of alfa-digest V10 #2726 > **************************** -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
