If you live long enough, you discover that the old timer's in any trade will have long list's of simple tricks/ shortcuts/etc up their sleeves on both arms - things gleaned from years of working the trade - and they most times are very simple, by-pass a lot of new-fangled technology that is not handy, misplaced somewhere, has a dead battery or corroded terminals, etc, and save hours of farting around. Simple is nearly always better, and when not better, then at least good enough to save the day at awkward times. Sometimes it's as simple as putting a screw in the hole in the gas tank to get home or - using your kids crayola to find the cold cylinder. Nothing against technology, mind you, I have some of it myself, but I learned a long time ago that the KISS Principle (Keep It Simple Stupid! - for those that aren't familiar with the acronym) was developed over time and on the shoulders of those who have gone before and has great credence. And I try to stick to it. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Rodgers wrote: > From the old days of working on aircraft engines. Trying to find the > cylinder not firing? Mark the exhaust stacks just outside the cylinder > with a wax crayon, The hot cyinders will burn off the wax. The cold one > will not. So then you know. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > Chelsea, AL > > |
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