I've heard of revenge, but this is getting to be sadistic. Your stepfather
may be right, but it would be nearly impossible to prove.
May I suggest that you don't go back to that particular station except to
notify the owner of your suspicions and to let him know that you will not be
coming back .
Larry Zink
Z Group Racing and Performance
Houston, Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: On the Mark Software & Consulting <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>;
spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 9:19 PM
Subject: Interesting Problem - Comments & Opinions Desired - longish
>
>As I was driving off from the house tonight I noticed that the oil light
>was on. As I had just topped it up yesterday, my initial thoughts were that
>I either had something wrong with my wiring or that with it being the first
>really cold and foggy day of the year that it would take a moment for the
>pressure to come up. When it did not go off within 10 seconds I pulled
>over. There was a line of oil down the street and a puddle under the car. I
>checked the dipstick which when wiped and redipped came out clean and had a
>quick look underneath. All that I could see was oil dripping down off of
>the block and everywhere else. I threw a couple of litres in and checked
>the dipstick it was almost up to the min mark on the stick. I quickly
>turned around and got it home. I popped the hood again and found the source
>of the flow. My oil filter was resting on one of the engine mounts. I
>changed the oil a couple of months ago and I haven't had to add more oil
>than I usually do, so I am assuming that the oil filter has been snugly in
>place. Has anyone had a problem like this before? My stepfather made a
>suggestion, but before pursuing it I would like to know of other
>possibillities. His suggestion was based on the small disagreement I had
>with the pump jockey yesterday because I wanted to fill my car myself. I
>explained that I had just had it painted and that I was worried about
>spillage. He took great offence to this. I checked the oil while he
>finished pumping the gas. I noticed that it was down to the fill line, so I
>asked him to top it up and I went to pay. While I admit that it is a
>possibility I still like to believe that people aren't that nasty. Sorry
>for the length of this message.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Mark Milotay
>'80 Spit
>
>Mark Milotay, Principal
>On the Mark Software & Consulting
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