Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:17:42 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Friday: Of Starters and Beautiful Women
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Isn't urine slightly acidic ?
Poorman's radiator flush perhaps ?
On 12/14/2012 8:30 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:
> I think if I would ever need to use Beer as a CoolantSubstitute I
> would feel obliged to drink it 1st ~ so as to purify it.
>
> ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
> On 14 Dec , 2012, at 6:50 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> Guess you got it running .
>> yeah ...try to avoid that ..
>> dead electrically and out of gas at the same time.
>>
>> Beer makes satisfactory emergency coolant btw ..( btdt )
>> might save you some day, sokeep plenty handy !
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/14/2012 5:33 PM, neil n wrote:
>>> Heh.
>>>
>>> Beer was certainly a factor. .... in that it was what caught this
>>> woman's attention! ;^) Well that and a nice looking Slate
>>> Blue
>>> Westy!
>>>
>>> Well, it's a super busy parking lot with lots of bad distracted
>>> drivers. I saw no reason in attempting a bump start at that time.
>>> When
>>> the tow guy finally showed up, things had died down a little. I told
>>> tow truck guy we could bump start it. Hooked up the truck, "bumpity
>>> bump" no problem. Well no problem except that I was super LOW on
>>> fuel!
>>> Then I had to use a screwdriver to open the gas cap (had to keep van
>>> running, ignition key opens gas cap) so I could fill it with gas!
>>>
>>> Oh ya. More irony. That dang NEW remote starter switch is pooched. I
>>> had the where-with-all to test it on my DMM before using it. Even
>>> tested it using the battery and a known good test light. Nope. No
>>> good!
>>>
>>> A day of irony and strange coincidences!
>>>
>>> Neil.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>>> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Two people and the 3 of you didn't try to pop start it ?
>>>> - so you could get it to a better place to work on it .
>>>> the beer is a factor ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/14/2012 4:52 PM, neil n wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I stand somewhat corrected.
>>>>
>>>> So I'm stranded at the mall, ..... a small car backs in beside my
>>>> spot. A
>>>> "normally dressed" but still fetching woman, pops out. ...... Of
>>>> further unrelated irony, a musician friend, who I've not seen in
>>>> nearly 15 years, happened to walk over at EXACTLY the same time.
>>>
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