I don’t seem to remember Tom or his car. Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 5, 2019, at 3:25 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> On 05/09/2019 9:25 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >> Ahh the early days when it rained every stinking year. >> I remember that Tom always had to open the hood to shut the car off. I find >> the dedication to not fixing that kind of endearing which is why I don't >> pick on Randy for his. :) >> I don't remember what was wrong with Tom's car that last year but it sure >> was leaking bad... >> -Curt >> >> On Thursday, September 5, 2019, 10:20:03 AM EDT, Dwight Giles >> <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Remember Tom from CT in the,early dsys? We all had to give him oil so he >> could fill it up and make it home. I miss that. I think it both burned and >> leaked. >> >> Dwight Giles Jr. >> Wickford RI >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2019, 10:28 PM Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Someone really needs to bring a W114/115 to the Q! >> > So, what happened to Tom and his car? Did they both fade away? How old was > Tom? > > My car might drip an odd drop but you wouldn't have to give me oil if I was > able to come. > > One of you folks, maybe Curley, suggested a cable arrangement into the car so > that I could just pull on the cable to shut off the fuel without opening the > hood. > > If I hadn't already obtained the part, I might have gone for that. It seems > very simple and basic. Use a choke cable or something similar. A knob under > the dash would be unobtrusive. > > Why rely on vacuum when a simple cable would do the job. Maybe a bell crank > so it could pull straight? > > And thanks for not picking on me Curt!! > > Randy > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
