In a message dated 4/17/2004 7:25:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
technical@iwnet.screaming.net writes:
No Laughing now, but I painted my newly rebuilt Herald engine white. I had a
theory behind it though, how do you see leaks on black! So white it was!
I scrapped the Herald eventually, but the block lives on, no leaks so
painted it black now!
So NOW it will leak. ;-) On the other hand, ISTR that many of the "Works"
Triumph competition cars had white chassis for ease in spotting fatigue cracks
and such.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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