Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:03:55 -0500
Reply-To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
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From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject: Re: Turkey/Bathtub/RTV
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Are you coming off of your medication?
Your post didn't make any sense to me! ;>)
Marshall
>What would a turkey look like in a bath tub full of RTV??? I don't know but
>at least there would be one less turkey around and no RTV available in the
>immediate community to screw up whatever you might want to smear it on.
>
>When I opened this shop, I went down to the NAPA store for some basic
>items like hand cleaner, oil and libricants and, yes, one tube each of
>three types of RTV. I knew then I wouldn't need it very often, but it is a
>proper sealant for a FEW applications like sealing cooroded Jaguar fittings
>when replacing a hose or making up a custom jig out of flotsom and jetsom
>lying about the shop. Of the three tubes I used less than a total of a half
>a tube the first year before they all dried up. All of that was used for
>making jigs, but for the half tooth brush dap I used on the hose.
>
>Ohh, and if it didn't come to you, when you got that turkey nicely
>contained in the tub, any time the spirit moved you can go in and dope slap
>him either for tension relief or exercise, as you prefer. This could put
>Freudians and Jungians both out of work.
>
>How 'bout it, kids??? Can you find in your Bentleys where is says,
>"Smear a big dab of that blue snot RTV on the backs of the brake pads so
>the next time you remove them you can fight them as long as you want until
>the inevitable shredding of the piston boots. Remove the calipers. Remove
>the boot lock ring and remnants of the boot and develop a technique not yet
>know to mankind to remove all the RTV residue. Reassembly is reverse of
>removal." See if you can find the initials RubberTyranticalVexation
>ANYWHERE in the book.
>
>PUBLIC SAFETY NOTICE: We do not wish for any turkey hunts to end up putting
>a non-turkey in jepardy. The person who uses the RTV the first time is not
>a turkey. He can claim ignorance. The one who reuses it after removing the
>stuck pads has the clear cut smell of raw poultry. There are enough of them
>around any medium-small town to provide for the yearly high school fund
>raiser fun night. Give them the gelatinus unyeilding bath.
>
>
>Doktor Tim
>Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles
>San Juan Island, WA
>
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