That's how I blew up my first 260........
Al j
Pen Pendleton wrote:
> Had one of those "Oh God!!" moments in the Tiger the other day. Because
> of what I now have learned is brake fluid leaking into the booster and
> getting sucked into the motor, I was innocently driving into a parking
> lot (which is about as innocent as it gets in a Tiger), and suddenly this
> HUGE billow of white smoke engulfs the entire car (and me, and about
> three bystanders, as well) . Needless to say, I just about had a heart
> attack!
>
> The fact that I was driving into the parking lot of a tree-hugging health
> food market did not help, as I had several Birkenstock-wearing customers
> literally screaming at me in the parking lot!! Needless to say, I
> high-tailed it out of there!! Now I know how the witches felt in Salem!!
> (And I like trees, too!)
>
> Kinda funny, now that I think about it (and especially now that I know
> that the engine didn't blow up in a car that I unfortunately need to
> sell!).
>
> I hope the booster rebuild kits aren't back ordered!
>
> Tiger #1598, signing off....
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