Date:         Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:43:39 +0100
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
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From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Not the way to do it, or is it?
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A good friend of mine, that works in an offshore mechanical factory,
told me about a colleague of his. This person had just bought a '95 swb
Caravelle, ex- army car. It was in a bit shabby state, so he needed to
fix it up a bit, and he wanted to put on a new layer of under coating,
to protect it from rust. This person, probably not with the brightest
bulb in the attic, had to get under the van, but he didn't want to crawl
on the floor. He didn't have access to the factory's shop lift either,
as it was closed after a fire. What did he do? Well, the most obvious
thing, of course! He used the big 50 ton crane in the roof, connected it
to the trailer hitch and lifted the rear end of the van at least 2
meters up into the air! My friend figured it had a 45 degree angle! From
there, the owner proceeded to fix and coat the van's underside!

Maybe I should ask for loan of this crane the next time I have to bleed
the coolant? Just lift the front end of the Syncro 2 meters into the
air, and fill it from the front :-))

PerL
87 Syncro 112i