I'll get them in the mail this weekend Trish.
Chip
Houston
I did stipulate that these wrenches only work for men didn't I? Women and valve adjustments just don't seem to work.
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
>
> Chip,
>
> Really??? WOW, thank you. We're just up the road from you off of I-45. I
> just called Kevin, he says he'll need them by next weekend. *sigh* I was
> hoping, (but not expecting) to be back on the road before then. :(
>
> Snail mail: Trish Dougherty, 3039 FM 85, Ennis, TX 75119
>
> Maybe we'll take a road trip to return them!
>
> I'm fixing his favorite dinner tonight for all of the aggravation over this
> "easy" motor swap. I wanted to help, but he's done most of the work.
>
> I may be a female, but in my family we weren't allowed to drive until we
> could change the oil & a tire. I got the application for my learners permit
> when I turned 16, not a car! After I took drivers ed and got my license
> that summer I was allowed to borrow my parents '70 Delta 88, (Do you KNOW
> what kind of motor that car had???? What were they thinking?) but I had to
> write down the mileage and pay .07 per mile and replace any used gas!
>
> Many years later I had a Pacer. Yes, the aquarium/roller skate car. My
> water pump went out. I got home from work one afternoon to find my dad had
> taken my car apart, laying each piece out the way it had to go back in! I
> had to hurry because it was starting to snow and we had no garage or
> carport!
>
> Years later I bought a '67 Mustang for $600 that had been sitting in my
> landlords pasture. I did most of the restoration work myself. It was much
> like this car. Hunting for that one piece, connecting with others like
> minded.
>
> I loved my brand new T-birds, but they wore out. I'm looking forward to
> years of enjoyment out of this car for the payment of proper maintenance.
>
>
>
> > *From:* Chip <czulli@...>
> > *To:* diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2012 11:43 AM
> > *Subject:* [diesel_mercedes] Re: The right wrench for the valve adjustment
> >
> >
> > Trish,
> >
> > I'll be happy to loan you guys the wrenches that are used on the valve
> > adjustment, along with the book and gauges that Mercedes Source provides
> > for this job. I should be able to get them to you within a day or two at
> > most.
> >
> > I'll need a mailing address, but I'll be glad to send them your way.
> > It should be everything Kevin will need to get your valves adjusted.
> >
> > Chip
> > Houston
> >
> >
>
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