At 13:58 5/9/2000, Todd Kaderabek wrote:
>Nieces and nephews eventually put your tools down and go home...  I found
>one of those bumper brackets you sent me in my three year old's wagon, after
>searching for about 45 minutes.  It hadn't sat next to me in the driveway
>for 5 minutes, poof, it's gone.

I'm surprised she could lift it <g>.

"Hello, Oi've faound a graite 'evvy lump of cauoul -- the very thing we're
lookin' for!"
"Be ve'y careful not to drop it on yewr foot, then, ha, ha, ha!"
"Wot, me drop a graite 'evvy lump of cauoul on moi foot?  Yew must be h'out
of yewr -- 'ellaow, h'Oive dropped it on moi foot, Oi avv!"
         _Beyond the Fringe_, Dudley Moore, Peter Cook et al, Edinburgh
Festival 1970 or so

>  Sheez!  Still, I'll take a crack at this
>and see what happens.  Worst case, it's driveable to the shop with the dash
>off, I presume.

Yes it is -- but taking the dash off is...er...nontrivial, particularly if
the windshield has been leaking and rusting all the screws into their
holes.  That's why I was talking about electrical testing first.  OTOH most
things that could be wrong are going to mean taking it off anyway (can't
think of any that won't, off hand).

I'll send you a previous msg detailing my (roughly worst-case)
experience.  If stuff isn't rusted it's mostly just a prime nuisance, and
really should have two people for the actual lifting out and in --
otherwise you're likely to scratch the dashboard.  Still, for the emotional
health of the dear little ones, I'd consider sending them away for the day.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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