OOPS ! .
Tom was asking me why didn't I get the E-Mail he sent me , it's here , not sent to my E-Mail , sorry folks .
We had a good productive day out under the sun .
-Nate
Tom wrote:
>
> Nate,
>
> We could go to Long Beach in the morning. In the afternoon, while it
> is hot outside, maybe you could supervise me in the shady garage and make
> sure that I don't get the wrong wire on the wrong spark plug on the Caddy.
>
> I've looked at both the HBOL and the Chilton's book. Both of them
> show that Cadillac changes the rotation of the distributor every year or two.
> So it looks as if the cable hold down ring that I so carefully sneaked out
> of the yard has the numbers for a counterclockwise year, and my engine is
> a clockwise one.
>
> So much for having the molded in cylinder numbers.
>
> It's just after 10:00 now and I'm heading to bed. So I'll be up
> reasonably early.
>
> Tam
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/13/2012 6:20:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> vwnate1@... writes:
>
>
>
>
>
> I stopped in to fill up my beloved Turbo Diesel Sports Coupe this
> afternoon after driving 15 miles through South Central L.A. (sounds scary but it's
> the same as Peoria) with the fuel gauge on "E" and the green triangle
> leering at me......
>
> 429 miles , AC on pretty much the whole tank , 25.7 MPG .
>
> As it was filling I popped the hood as I'm 75 miles to routine oil &
> filter change and looked at the clear plastic intake screen and Lo ! once again
> I detect tiny chunks of coal looking stuff , the liquid fuel proper , is
> clear as glass but the mesh screen inside the red supports , looked full so I
> quickly popped the trunk and opened the stock tool kit and grabbed the # 2
> phillips screw driver , removed the screen and blew it out backwards , then
> re - installed it feed end first as there was fuel dribbling out the open
> hose , then I held it upright and allowed all the air bubbles to bleed out
> before re connecting the other hose .
>
> The car seems to run fine but I always worry about those damn fungus bits
> , maybe Tom and I will go to Long beach Pick-A-Part to-morrow worning and
> pass by West Marine where i'll buy yet another gallon jug of Startron by
> starbright .
>
> -Nate
>
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