Doug Davis wrote: > > Hi Georgia! > You must not be from the "back woods" of yesteryear. And there is nothing > wrong with that, except that those from a later generation missed out on > some of life's provocative lessons. Years ago, used car lots, when > encountering a "noisy" or leaky manual trans. or rear-end, would put tar, > or sawdust or both in them to quiet them down and stop the leaks till the > car was sold. Then later on ( and not very much later) the unit would break > down. Back then it was "buyer beware", which meant take it to a garage and > check it out before purchase. Today it seems that anything that happens to > us is always someone else's fault. > Larry was being funny and reminiscent. I for one appreciated the humor. > Anyone who would actually put sawdust in anything but plywood, is certainly > an Idiot, and deserving of what comes next. And as sick as I might be, I > also find some humor in that!! > Doug > > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get your favorite topic delivered daily. > http://www.topica.com/t/11
Hi Doug,
Also, the ground 'cork' in the transmission and rear member to
soften
the noises of chipped/broken teeth and the 'squealing' bearings.
Also, the tongue out of a hightop shoe made really good connecting
rod
bearings and, surprisingly, they lasted quite a while. :-)
Bob Saville
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