[Fot] Just poking some fun!

[Greg "Lunker" Hilyer]

Worked the late shift on my new Formula Vee tonight. Then the 45 mile  
drive from shop to home. Passed some old brit car broken down on the  
shoulder. Took a hundred yards to process that - A. It's a Triumph   
B. I've got tools  C. I've got a shop full of parts less than 10  
miles away  D. I can probably help. As I'm backing-up the shoulder,  
I'm thinking A. Ignition problem?  B. Charging problem?  C. Wheel  
bearing?  D. Wait a minute, I think I know this car! Sure enough, up  
walks our own Henry Morrison. As a relative newcomer to New Mexico  
[11yrs] and FoT [3mos.], I never knew that 10pm on a monday night is  
the proper time to test a TR3 sending unit. I could swear Henry was  
stealing one of my old hitch-hiking lines with "but it showed 1/4  
tank!", but realized that he was serious... he believed 40+ year old  
Lucas. Now we both know - Yes, 10pm on a monday night IS the time to  
test such things. But NO, a 40+ year old gas gauge is not to be trusted.
Hope you understand Henry, that I'm laughing with you and not at you,  
because we've all been there. Just glad I could help. On the other  
hand, maybe that's what one gets for driving a TR to a Healey club  
meeting.
Greg