On Jan 8, 2008, at 6:01 AM, Mike Collum wrote:

> I keep watching this thread with shaking head.  It would appear that
> some might be trying to discourage others from doing their own water
> pump replacements.
>
> The water pump went out, while traveling, in my '84 air conditioned 7
> passenger and I changed the pump in a NAPA parking lot in New
> Jersey.  I
> started just after 8 am, when they opened, and was back on the freeway
> before noon.  Of course, I do carry a fairly complete tool box.
>
> I replaced the pump on my '85 (also air conditioned) in my driveway
> and
> it took about 4 hours but I wasn't "On the clock" so I didn't hurry.
>
> I replaced the pump on a friends '88 in my driveway and it took just
> under 3 hours.
>
> None of these jobs, BTW, invoked the use of "Persuasive" language.

How do you work w/o any persuasive language in your tool box?  That's
the first tool I reach for.

Tom B.-@#*&+ piece of S@#T?
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