On Wed, 29 Nov 1995 glen@unm.edu wrote:
> i read something in a book called "how to keep your volkswagen alive" by
> john muir one time and i think it makes a lot of sense. it went something
> like: "the best emmission control device in the world are not a bunch of
> laws or checkpoints or complicated electronic devices, but good owners
> who keep their cars well tuned, maintain good compression in all
> cylinders and who change their oil every 3000 mi." i think that makes a
> lot of sense. taking care of what you have is much better then having a
> gov't (which is already too big) impose a set of commandments on you.
There is a guy on my block who has a late model Ford that obviously has
malfunctioning cold start circuitry. He drives off in a cloud of black
smoke every morning. Meanwhile, my 'B starts with nary a puff....
Bill
'71 MGB (daily driver)
fight clunker laws!
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billd@doa.net billd@voicenet.com (Bill Duetschler)
"Yesterday, apropos of nothing, one friend said to me 'Do you ever have
days where you just want to get everyone you know together in one place,
have them all take off their clothes, and let nature take its course?'"
--Susan Groppi
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