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RE: New theory of mine (humor, hoping to start a fun thread)

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Subject: RE: New theory of mine (humor, hoping to start a fun thread)
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:36:49 -0600
At 09:22 AM 1/5/2007, Lee Daniels wrote:

>Also: I always think of that ball of gears between the rear axles (on my
>Triumphs) as the "differential", but a couple of mechanics I know just say
>"pumpkin".

Or pig.

>There's a tool for which I once learned the name but now can't remember it.
>It's used for honing a cylinder, but rather than mounted stones it has
>"dingleberries" along a flexible shaft. Does a great job of cleaning up a
>marginal master cylinder. What's that thing called?

Flexible cylinder hone, or ball hone, or what you called it.

Peter C 




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