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Subject:Re: He's Alive, He's Alive, HE'S ALIVE!
From:Mark Tuovinen
Date:Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:52:47 -0800

Congratulations!!

I know the thrill that you are feeling, firing up your engine after transplant surgery.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
Date: Friday, February 27, 2004 2:55 pm
Subject: He's Alive, He's Alive, HE'S ALIVE!

> Flash!!
>
> At precisely 3:37 pm, Central Standard Time,
> Billy Bones roared back to life!  He's Alive!  And
> what was amazing is that as soon as fuel found its
> way through all that new fuel line, he belched,
> wheezed, farted, and then just ran.  I let him idle
> for 30 minutes, and then replaced the oil and filter
> (to get those new filings out of there!)
>
> I've still got to refill my tranny, so Billy's not
> out of dry dock just yet, but tomorrow!  Maybe.
>
>
> I need to set the timing, but I can't figure it out
> from Bentley.  This is an 88 2.1 WBX with manual
> tranny. What's the best way to set the timing
> (I even went out and bought a timing light!).
>
> When ole Billy started up, well if I had known
> how to do a back-flip in my driveway I think I
> would have just done it.
>
> Thanks for everyone's kind words of support!
>
> Warren Lail
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
> 87 GL
>