[Healeys] Healey restart invite

[Bob Spidell]

Made me think of when my dad was planning to re-start the engine on the 1919 Seagrave Pumper fire engine he was (is) restoring. This engine actually served in the local (Modesto, CA) FD for over 40 years; and we had a B-B-Q attended by invited guests including several generations of Modesto firefighters. 

Dad checked, double-checked, then triple-checked the engine before the 'big start,' but resisted the temptation to test-fire the engine beforehand. When the big moment arrived, the engine started after brief cranking and ran fine, then quit after a couple minutes. Dad had checked everything but one: put some gas in the tank. 

Bob 


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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA 

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Double check to make sure the distributor is not installed 180 
degrees off. I have a story about with a restart back in 1968. 
Wish I could be there. 

John 

At 07:17 PM 8/22/2013 -0700, you wrote: 
>I'm inviting anyone in the Metro Portland,OR area to come to my house and 
>help/watch/laugh/drink beer while I try to restart my car? 
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