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Re: Pin holes in floor pans

To: Graham Stretch <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Subject: Re: Pin holes in floor pans
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:02:37 +0000
Cc: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <002b01c005a4$4e238520$5d768e8b@pleask> <3996AEC4.CCF0758E@gte.net> <013401c00624$3ad68320$1cfe31d4@innsbruk>
He was the one who came up with the "thousand points of light" term!  You would 
have to live in the US to fully appreciate the humor in
it!

Joe

Graham Stretch wrote:
> 
> Hi Joe
> Ok I'll ask, why the George bush method?
> 
> Graham.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
> To: "Pat" <pleask@mailhost.wlc.com>
> Cc: "TRlist" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 3:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Pin holes in floor pans
> 
> >
> > Pat,
> > If you have a brazing torch and some patience, you can use the George
> > Bush method of repairing the pinholes.
> >
> > Here's how it works:
> >
> > Jack the car up so that you can put a high intensity lamp under the
> > floor.  Turn off the garage light and you will have the 1000 points of
> > light to guide your repairs.  If the holes are really small, you can
> > just fill them with a little brass rod.  Larger holes may require a
> > little metal patch brazed over it.
> >
> > You will know that you are finished when you have extinguished all
> > thousand of the points of light.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joe
> >
> > Pat wrote:
> > >
> > > I have some pin holes in the floor pans of my Project TR3. The PDO put
> in
> > > "new" pans years back but did not use the factory ones.
> > >
> > > He did a good enough job that I just can not bring myself to fully
> remove
> > > them nor do I have the money to do so.
> > >
> > > Any idea's what I can smear over the pans to seal them up ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,Pat

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