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Re: Roadster Obituary

To: "E.A. Roe" <roe@eng.usf.edu>,
Subject: Re: Roadster Obituary
From: "ken pletcher" <pletch@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:40:28 -0800
I'm very sorry to hear about your loss,my thoughts are with you.
     Ken  
DATSTER
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From: E.A. Roe <roe@eng.usf.edu>
To: datsun list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 10:05 AM
Subject: Roadster Obituary


>SPL31122602 "Ratster" died last Thursday of an acute circulatory system
>(oil pressure) failure while traveling on I-75 between Sarasota & Tampa
>Florida.  The cause of the failure has not been yet determined but
>attempts at revival have proven useless (completely seized). After
>~110,000 miles over the last 10 years, inclusive of 23,000 last year,
>the failure came quite unexpectedly.
>Ratster is survived by his long time partners Eric & Beth Roe, and close
>friend '69 Jeepster Commando who is stepping in to pick up the slack
>created by the unexpected departure.  He is being placed in stasis (like
>W.Disney - except instead of liquid N2 he's been dragged into the barn)
>until revival is possible (fiscal not technical hurdles).
>
>Any suggestions on rebuilding?  The engine has not been previously
>rebuilt.  What about using 2L components, to make a 2L R series?  
>
>Note: this is one reason I was checking the Trader online earlier.
>
>Eric Roe
>'68 1600 
>Sarasota, FL
>


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