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Re: I thought you all might enjoy this... :)

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Subject: Re: I thought you all might enjoy this... :)
From: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:57:02 -0700
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Kurtis wrote:

>I found this while looking back through my TR4cam images to see if it caught
>any of my mad scramble to get the battery disconnected this morning when the
>starter solenoid stuck.  I call it my "why the hell did it do that?" look.
>
I know that look.  My solenoid stuck on the TR3 when it was in gear (I 
was out of the car rocking it backwards to free a stuck starter).  Car 
started loping toward a cement block wall 4 feet away.  I started to go 
for the gear shift but just then the right front tire drove onto my 
foot.  Rather than wait for it to drive off I lunged for the battery and 
pulled off the ground cable.

A pretty busy 2.5 seconds with plenty of time to stare at the engine 
afterwards.  Glad I never clamp down the ground connection.

Geo Hahn
59 TR3A
64 TR4
Mt Lemmon, AZ





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