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Re: dustcovers

To: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: dustcovers
From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:03:41 -0500
Carter,

Thanks for giving me my biggest belly-laugh of the day!


Regards,

Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire (with little nuts epoxied into the dustcovers, for ease of
removal)
Succasunna, NJ USA

At 10:59 AM 01/26/00 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Hey,
>Here's a technique I heard about (DO NOT TRY THIS).
>
>> Dribble a little gunpowder in through the dust cover
>> vent hole. Using one of those loooong barbeque 
>> matches, hold the lighted end next to the 'touch 
>> hole' (stand back!). 
>> If the dust cover still does not come off (or if you
>
>> cannot find it afterwards), obtain a new unit.


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