I wasn't so lucky when I accidentally put some deisel in my '69 Chevelle...... ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:03 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: spark plugs and storage
> > No problem for the oil in the cylinders. Once, as a student, I had an old > Citroen 2CV (mythic car with a 625 cm3 engine). I worked with a girl and > took her home in the car. I ran out of gas. Yes, really, don't smile... > I said "dont worry, I have a spare gas can in the trunk", and took the 2 l > (half gallon) can and poured it in the tank. Then started the engine, > which > ran 10 seconds before stopping. I realized that, at night, I missed the > gas > spare can and poured a 2 l oil can in the tank !!! I had to walk a few > miles with the girl to take her at home. > > Not end of the story. > > The day after, I came back the poor car, took off the bold allowing to > empty the tank from oil, opened the carb and tried to dry it from the > remains of oil. Of course, I coun't clean the pipe. Then put new gas in > the > tank and started. Oh my god... like in the movies of the WW1 when the > germans sent the gases. All the surrounding street was under a deep fog. A > bus, coming, had to put it's headlights through the cloud ! But the engine > ran, and a few minutes later, no more fumes at the exhaust. And this car > went ahead for a long service. > > Not the real end of the story : the girl married one of my friends ! > > So, don't worry for a few teaspoons of oil in your engine, but don't take > a > girl for a ride just after it if you have some plans with her! > > > > At 06:43 28/10/2008 -0700, you wrote: > > >>I did get an extension but not sure whether it will be long enough. >>Also, any opinions on the wisdom of pouring a tablespoon of engine oil >>in the cylinders? > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
