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Subject:Re: [f] Re: Spare on nose
From:Jim Kirk
Date:Thu, 9 Nov 1995 12:48:57 -0500 (EST)

On Thu, 9 Nov 1995, Pat Walsh wrote:

> 
> captain@indy.net writes:
> >On Wed, 8 Nov 1995, Michael Wagner wrote:
> >
> >> Any advice on mounting the spare on the nose? Should I paint
> >> the insides of the drilled holes with Rustoleum?
> >> 
> >> 
> >>
> >
> >I certainly would. That'd be a good place to start rusting. You wouldn't 
> >notice it for awhile, hopefully. You shouldn't have to use your spare. I 
> >might even squirt some silicone rubber stuff on the screws you use to 
> >attach the mounting bracket. 
> Dammit, Jim, what's this fixation with silicone you have??  It's comments
> like this that lead to the eventual downfall of civilization...  oops...
> Never Mind.  :-)
> 
> Pat Walsh, '71 Westy, walshp@ippdsgi3.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil
> 
Thanks Pat... I knew I could count on support from a member of my own VW 
club! I'll remember you at re-election time!

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