>I remember taking the switch wire off the starter when I >hot-wired it and crawl under the bus to reattach it. But he was in such a swivet over his plane maybe leaving without him that he didn't tighten it down. This causes bizarre and spectacular electrical problems that will befuddle a person like me for at least two days. Finally figured it out. ;) David Easterwood can change out an entire steering column in about an hour, including time answering my barrages of questions ("What's that wad of canvas for?"). Pretty impressive. >Turns out I will be going next week to pick up the '56 & Ken & I will >complete our business together then. I expect he means he's going to come by here and make me give his tools back. ;) Oh, and it warn't the steel-toed boots that concerned the security people at the airport, it was the fact that he didn't have time to wash up after all that mechanicing and he looked like a threat to the domestic tranquility. ;) --Ken '71 Bus, '68 Westy
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