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Re: O.T. Idiot of the Month Award

To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: O.T. Idiot of the Month Award
From: Roadster <roadster@texoma.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:52:41 -0600
Hi Mike,

Actually I think that it is intentional.  There couldn't possibly be so many
things on an automobile that are poorly designed and impossible to get to just
by accident!  They must have a special group to screw things up after the
design team is finished.

Best regards,

Fred Schroeder
'70 2000
SRL311-13359
TDROC
Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
Regular e-mail  Sitsinwest@texoma.net

datsunmike wrote:

> Fred,
>
> Blame the morons who designed it and used a black reservoir. While I love
> America, the people who design American cars are rather dim witted. We can
> send men to the moon and invent the internet but for the most part the cars
> are still poorly designed and built.
>
> You can flame me but after talking to a few friends who are mechanics I
> stand firm in my belief.
>
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Schroeder" <roadster@texoma.net>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:51 AM
> Subject: O.T. Idiot of the Month Award
>
> > The clutch on my F150 quit working.  After adding fluid to the master
> > cylinder I was unable to bleed it.  When I cracked the bleeder valve the
> > pedal went to the floor and remained there.  As I was late for work I
> > put it in first, hit the starter and idled it to the repair shop. (Damn
> > red lights!)  Fortunately it is close to home.  They called later in the
> > morning to inform me that it was ready to go.  It seems that there is a
> > deep, rubber bladder type seal in the cap of the master cylinder.  When
> > I took the cap off the seal remained in place.  The MC is black plastic
> > and the seal is black rubber.  The fluid that I added was on top of the
> > seal leaving the MC dry!  The guys at the garage were amused.  Can't say
> > that I was.  Does this qualify for "Idiot of the Month"?
> >
> > At least I'm a regular customer and they were kind enough not to charge
> > me anything.  That, or they felt sorry for anyone so stupid!
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Fred Schroeder
> > Denison, TX
> > '70  SRL311-13359
> > TDROC
> > Home page   http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
> > Regular e-mail   sitsinwest@texoma.net
> >
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