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Re: [OM] DIY Auto Repair - Sounds like a good idea. Maybe

Subject: Re: [OM] DIY Auto Repair - Sounds like a good idea. Maybe
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:59:48 +0000
That was indeed entertaining, Ken: mainly because I was reading it from the 
standpoint of someone who didn’t need to do that sort of work.  I’d make a 
dreadful mess, I’m sure.  Well done, chum.

Chris

> On 13 Dec 2016, at 00:26, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On 12/12/2016 2:59 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> http://zone-10.com/d1/node/241
>> 
>> DIY Auto Repair - BMW's and Schnozzes DO mix. Might be a long read for
>> some, but I tried to give it life.
> 
> Been there, done that. Well, not a water pump on a BMW of this century. But 
> I've done that and worse on a 60s Bimmer, 70s Porsche (no water pump, though) 
> and various VW/Audi things of many decades.
> 
> Nice description, enjoyable to read. I got the vicarious experience without 
> the pain. :-)
> 
> From a cooling standpoint, the two halves of the Volvo/Peugeot V6 of long ago 
> were two separate threes. The coolant connection from head to pump was a nice 
> metal "Y" thingie - with short lengths of rubber hose to the heads, at the 
> back, under everything. Unbelievably hard to get at and replace. No way I was 
> going to pull an engine for a coolant hose, but it was a near thing.
> 
> Well, that Honda starter motor was an act of legerdemain, too. When straight 
> engines go sideways, parts that were easy can become impossible. Old Civic 
> starter is hell, old Taurus starter is right under the bumper. Just as well 
> for the Taurus, as the solenoid on the first rebuilt didn't engage the gear.
> 
> Banged Knuckles Moose
> 
> PS, how could you not have a Torx driver set??? Iowa . . .
> 
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