

| Subject: | Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:50:54 -0500 |
You could always trade the whole lot plus booty in for a Vanagon. Your problem of a multipurpose vehicle would then be solved!! :-) Of course then you would have a whole new set of problems to deal with!! :-( Of course your situation would then be one of "the Demons you know versus the Demons you don't!!" :-D Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Stan Wilder wrote: >I've reconsidered the situation; >The Crown Vic is in the shop for a new A/C compressor, Accumulator and >R134 conversion. >The Porsche is in the shop being painted. >The Ford Explorer that my nephew abandoned here 55 days ago when he got a >2001 Jetta has blown a torque converter seal. >I've got to pick up materials to build a 10x20 Storage building and I'll >need the Smosemobile land yacht a little longer. >We could open discussion on how to convert a 86 Olds 350 cid to a FI >system. >I don't know anybody local to loan me a Vanagon to haul my heavy building >materials. >I would never take the simple route and just have them delivered >.............. just way too easy. > >Stan Wilder > >On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:03:29 -0500 John Rodgers <j_rodgers@charter.net> >writes: >Stan, > >IF I were to take care of the problem will you bring the beer and >schnitzel??? :-) > >And do I get a split of the take??? :-D > >Regards, > >John Rodgers >88 GL Driver >Birmingham, AL > >John Rodgers >88 GL Driver > >Stan Wilder wrote: > >If I send my Oldsmobile to you will you burn it for me. >It's been a good car for 167K but it's now just a $700.00 note lot car. >I'd like to get about $3000.00 from the insurance company. > >Stan > >On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:59:21 -0700 Steve Delanty ><laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM> writes: > > John wrote: > >Watched an Olds today go up in flames. Couldn't have been anything > >else > >but fuel lines.. Fire started under the hood, and once it got going > >it > >was a hot one. Fire department came and put it out. Car was in a >drive-up snack shop. Guy went inside, came out started engine.... >whummp!! Instant fire all over the place. > >Check those fuel lines!!!!! > > >It must be the season... A nice silver mercedes convertible went >up in flames downtown on wednesday. We were approaching an >intersection >and the car was on the other side, nose end in the driveway of a >gas >station. Flames were just pouring out of the hood area... >The fire department was only a block away, but by the time they got >there and put it out it was probably totalled. > >Check those fuel lines!!!!! > >Pop Quiz... > >*Do you have a good fire extinguisher in your van?* > >I have one in every vehicle I own and several spread around the >house >and garage. They are SO cheap compared to the cost of a fire.... > >I've never had to use an extinguisher on any of my own vehicles, >but I used one to put out a nice lady's VW beetle in Oakland in >about 1980, and again used one to extinguish a chevy camaro >in Santa Rosa about 10 years ago. > >Don't leave home without it folks! You never know when you'll >need it > >'86 Westy "Escape Pod" > > > > >________________________________________________________________ >The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! >Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! >Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > >
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