On Fri, 19 Sep 1997 20:16:14 -0700 Debra A Morrow
<kaliphi@tabletoptelephone.com> writes:
>
>
>Frank Sperling wrote:
>
>> Uh, Debbie...if your mechanic disconnects the engine and tells you
>just to
>> run it down hill, will you get a little suspicious?
>
>Thanks for the cute remark...very helpful...but I'm a "bottle blond"
>therefore
>I only look stupid.
>
>> While your new mechanic can probably get the car running, I wouldn't
>be
>> inclined to continue to use him. What you need is a "real" MG
>mechanic who
>> is familiar with B's. Why don't you do some more looking and I'm
>sure you
>> can find one who can really help.
>
>Sorry, but the nearest "real" MG mechanic is 120 miles away and so are
>parts.
>Where I live there are 4 mechanics in town and 2 of them said "I see
>you've got
>the Haynes book in the trunk, if I can't figure it out I'll look in
>there."
>The third one doesn't speck english and the fouth is eccentric with
>his own
>time schedule and a bad "rug". Of my choices I'll take the eccentric
>at least
>he works on foreign cars. This car is my daily driver and I put
>300-500 miles
>on it a week. Every trip I make out of town is 100 miles across HOT
>desert. I
>need someone local who can keep the car in shape to make it to the
>"real"
>mechanic. Heaven forbid I need to take it to the MG mechanic. I
>can't get a
>taxi home.
>
>Debbie
>79B
>" you can't fall off the floor"
Debbie,
May I make a suggestion as to a PM (preventive maintanance) Mechanic.
This idividual will alway do exactly what you need, when you need it and
as you want it.
If you haven't figured out by now, I mean YOU. Most of the
maintenanance can be done by you. G
Get the manual out of the trunk, and study it. As a "bottle blond" as
opposed to one of the other type, you shouldn't have any problems.
No guff about female mechanics either.
While this may not solve your short term problems, It can go a long way
to preventing such in the future.
Not to mention, it's a whale of a lot of fun and a neat way to get
intimate with your LBC.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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