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Re: suggestions????

To: "'engelson@gte.net'" <engelson@gte.net>
Subject: Re: suggestions????
From: "Engelson, John E" <John.Engelson@PSS.Boeing.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 09:53:02 -0700
With friends like that, who needs enemas?

John Engelson
Marysville, WA

> ----------
> From:         matt w Monday[SMTP:matt_monday@juno.com]
> Reply To:     matt w Monday
> Sent:         Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:26 AM
> To:   datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject:      suggestions????
> 
> hey my name is Matt Monday. I live in Sacramento Ca and just got my
> license. Im 16 and for my first car I bought a 1968 datsun roadster 1600
> for $700.  I really love my car and since im kinda low on cash and the
> people we bought it from lost the keys so i made a push button ignition. 
> My friend knew where the toggle switch &the push button were and thought
> it would be cool to drive it.  so I went to go pick up my grade from
> school and told him not to touch anything in my car & as I was walking
> out he thought it would be funny to drive away as I walked up.  So he
> drove it around in a circle and was coming back to park it and missed the
> brake and hit the gas instead and went head into a pole.  After he did
> this the car wasn't running right. Its way out of time and it smokes at
> idle speed.  Could this be timing chain or rings? Also my S. U carbs are
> always getting to much gas. Can anyone help me?
> 

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