[Spridgets] Dumb Present Owner.

[Lester]

NO NO NO.  You did not forget to "put the cap back on the valve cover  
oil filler hole," you did however, "take a rust preventive trip."..

See, doesn't that sound better?  It's like our "finances are going  
down the tube while our taxes go up" vs "stimulus package."

Lester


On Feb 21, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Bill L wrote:

> Hello Spridgets,
>
>  Before setting out on a drive to the Coast down the scenic Columbia  
> River
>  (Washington side) this morning I topped up the oil and the dash  
> pots. .. Just
>  about the time I was turning onto U.S. 101 thought I could smell  
> something
>  buring.... maybe oil?....It went away and I figured it was that car  
> I just
>  passed. 50 or 60 miles further I smelled it again. And a little  
> later again
>  AND I could have sworn I saw a puff of smoke INSIDE the car. ..  
> hmmm... by the
>  time I was back thru the coast range and onto I-5 i was getting it  
> every 3 or
>  4 minutes. I DID NOT want to look lest if find something that would  
> prevent me
>  from getting back home, so I continued driving until I had the car  
> in the
>  garage. When I popped the hood, I found that I had NOT put the cap  
> back on the
>  valve cover oil filler hole and had blown oil all over the engine  
> compartment.
>  I'm gonna have to find some degreaser I guess. ..
>
>  DUMB DUMB DUMB!
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Bill L.                          mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
>
> '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403  "the red thing"
>
>  Chaste makes waste.
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