Even rocks to bang on a stupid fuel pump. :) Or a file to grind its points.
--Pat K
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>From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
>To: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
>Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Rules and Miata dress code
>Date: Fri, Dec 13, 2002, 9:11 AM
>
> All the parts required to repair an english car can be found within a twenty
> foot radius of where you come to rest.
> Tony
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
> To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>; "Richard Urschel"
> <osp13@mybluelight.com>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:53 AM
> Subject: Re: Rules and Miata dress code
>
>
>> When my MGTD's exhaust system fell off in Ohio on a long trip (yes, I was
>> really stupid), I took a coat-hanger (also a necessity when driving old
> Brit
>> cars, along with duct tape), yanked it out from under the car and kicked
> it
>> over to the side of the road. Ran it pipeless until I sold the car, and
> the
>> new buyers didn't mind because it sounded so good. :)
>> And then, crossing over the Missouri river, my hard top (replacing the
> very
>> ragged soft-top) almost went into the river when a gust of wind came
> along.
>> That's when the coat hanger came back into use to better fasten the top
>> down.
>> --Pat Kelly
>>
>> ----------
>> >From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
>> >To: "Richard Urschel" <osp13@mybluelight.com>
>> >Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>> >Subject: Re: Rules and Miata dress code
>> >Date: Fri, Dec 13, 2002, 8:17 AM
>> >
>>
>> > Rich, on the way to the dealer trade an 1100 Sprite for a TR4A, the
> entire
>> > exhaust system of the car fell out on the road. I just stopped and
> picked it
>> > up (we always carried gloves, remember?) and stuck it in the passernger
>> > seat. The dealer took that pretty much in stride. Funny thing is that
> the
>> > same thing later happened to the TR, and they have that split system
> with
>> > the resonator and everything. Hey, I've had intake manifolds, rear
>> > splines(!!!), generators, fall off.
>> >
>> > Tony
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Richard Urschel" <osp13@mybluelight.com>
>> >> Beats me. As a driver of an old British car the
>> >> peculiar wording of 13.2.K allows me to remove
>> >> anything I want since it's going to fall off anyway.
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