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Subject:Re: Death Valley, Man and Superman
From:Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Date:Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:01:24 -0800

Sheesh. Okay, suppose you had one hand tied behind your back?

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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On 1/24/2007 12:53 PM Robert Fisher wrote:

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>
> So give these choices: A $2K tow (and all the rest of the expense that
> would
> follow), rehabbing a piston in a camping spot, or swapping a WBX in that
> camping spot (assuming the availability of a working used engine, a
> rental
> truck or the equivalent, etc.) I'd go for the swap. I think it'd be
> easier
> and take less time than rehabbing the piston and it'd probably be
> cheaper by
> half than the tow.