Jim Beckman writes:
> ...when the crusty old mechanic
> was installing a cooling system thermostat, he pushed the thermostat
> open and kept it open by sticking a couple of aspirin tablets in it.
> Then when everything was assembled, coolant could flow into the
> engine even though it was cold. The aspirin tablets would soon
> dissolve and the thermostat would operate normally.
Does this also help your engine avoid getting headaches? ;-)
timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski - Phoenix Technologies - Cambridge, Mass)
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