(OT) things to say while woking on your car

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Unarguably, vehicles just don't get any more reliable, cheaper, and simpler
to work on than a small-block Chevy/Ford up to about 1970.

Larry  sandiego16V



>
> --- Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net> wrote:
> > > The best thing I've found is do some work on an
> > American car.  Then
> > > you will
> > > appreciate the German engineering soooo much more.
> > >
> >
> > Ooohh...I dunno.  Remember the split pulleys?
> > Needed shims to adjust
> > belt tension.  Not a good thing.  And no American
> > car I've ever owned -
> > and that's been a lot - has had such a horrific
> > electrical system as VW
> > (baaad grounds!).  Don't get me wrong, I love my
> > dubs, have had near a
> > dozen, all drivers...but reality is reality.
> >
> > =====
> > Cheapass Ron