Maybe he was trying to "balance" the motor ?
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> From: Ajhsys@aol.com[SMTP:Ajhsys@aol.com]
> Reply To: Ajhsys@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 10:34 AM
> To: adrian@icx.net; spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Re: More on my '77 Midget
>
> No dents that I saw. The Bondo covers the entire cover above the pulley,
> including the bolts, so it was put on with the cover in place. The Bondo
> has
> little whisps in it like icing on a really nice cake!
>
> Allen Hefner
> '77 Midget (no candles!)
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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> In a message dated 12/2/98 11:41:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> adrian@icx.net
> writes:
>
> << Was there a dent in the cover? Maybe he filled it and forgot to sand
> before
> refitting! heh heh. Or maybe he threw a rod at some point and decided to
> test the
> high strength of Bondo by fixing the block with it. You may want to look
> around
> some more. :-) That's quite a find tho!
>
> adrian
>
> Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>
> > As I was poking around under the bonnet, I saw another example of the
> DPO.
> >
> > I was looking down the front of the engine and I noticed a large amount
> of
> GOO
> > on the timing chain cover. It looked oily and dirty, so I picked a bit
> off
> to
> > see how hard it was. As I did this, almost the whole chuck came off in
> one
> > piece, leaving the relatively clean (slight surface rust) cover
> exposed.
> >
> > Inspection showed that it was actually Bondo that was smeared on the
> cover
> and
> > left there to dry! About 1/2" thick. >>
>
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