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Re: The evil that POs (and British engineers) do

To: markc@brahms.udel.edu
Subject: Re: The evil that POs (and British engineers) do
From: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor)
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 19:21:58 -0800 (PST)
Mark Clark wrote:
> 
> the PO took the
> crankshaft pulley apart and put it back together with the timing mark 60
> degrees off.  The PO could do this because the pulley is two pieces, held
> together with six bolts in a symetrical pattern.  Those British engineers 
> didn't arrange things so that the pulley could only go together one way.  
> Then again, why should they?  What possible reason would anyone have for 
> taking the pulley apart!?
> 
> Sorry to rant so much, but if you've ever taken off the crankshaft pully 
> on a TR-4 you'll understand.  Let's just say it's not a one-hour job.

**** You must have forgotten the first step:

              1)  Remove Engine from Car.
                          
  That makes it much easier :-).
  
                          - Jerry Kaidor
                                                  




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