

| Subject: | Re: Turkey/Bathtub/RTV |
| From: | Marshall Ruskin |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:03:55 -0500 |
Are you coming off of your medication? Your post didn't make any sense to me! ;>) Marshall >What would a turkey look like in a bath tub full of RTV??? I don't know but >at least there would be one less turkey around and no RTV available in the >immediate community to screw up whatever you might want to smear it on. > >When I opened this shop, I went down to the NAPA store for some basic >items like hand cleaner, oil and libricants and, yes, one tube each of >three types of RTV. I knew then I wouldn't need it very often, but it is a >proper sealant for a FEW applications like sealing cooroded Jaguar fittings >when replacing a hose or making up a custom jig out of flotsom and jetsom >lying about the shop. Of the three tubes I used less than a total of a half >a tube the first year before they all dried up. All of that was used for >making jigs, but for the half tooth brush dap I used on the hose. > >Ohh, and if it didn't come to you, when you got that turkey nicely >contained in the tub, any time the spirit moved you can go in and dope slap >him either for tension relief or exercise, as you prefer. This could put >Freudians and Jungians both out of work. > >How 'bout it, kids??? Can you find in your Bentleys where is says, >"Smear a big dab of that blue snot RTV on the backs of the brake pads so >the next time you remove them you can fight them as long as you want until >the inevitable shredding of the piston boots. Remove the calipers. Remove >the boot lock ring and remnants of the boot and develop a technique not yet >know to mankind to remove all the RTV residue. Reassembly is reverse of >removal." See if you can find the initials RubberTyranticalVexation >ANYWHERE in the book. > >PUBLIC SAFETY NOTICE: We do not wish for any turkey hunts to end up putting >a non-turkey in jepardy. The person who uses the RTV the first time is not >a turkey. He can claim ignorance. The one who reuses it after removing the >stuck pads has the clear cut smell of raw poultry. There are enough of them >around any medium-small town to provide for the yearly high school fund >raiser fun night. Give them the gelatinus unyeilding bath. > > >Doktor Tim >Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles >San Juan Island, WA >
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