I didn't even ask. We were both surprised when the service station owner that
had given him permission to leave it parked in his parking lot wanted $200 for
a storage fee.B A princely sum in 1971. Heck, the car only cost me $150 with a
factory hardtop.
Mike
On Aug 13, 2014 1:36 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>
> What the heck was he doing in Needles if he was going to Twentynine Palms
> from Hermosa Beach?B That's some serious getting lost!B :-)B
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> > On Aug 13, 2014, at 3:38 PM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Bud's reply makes sense and maybe if I had replaced the pump this "symptom"
> > would have gone away.B The pressure was rock steady through any kind of
> > driving, so I think the pickup was in the right spot.B At the time I
> > knew
> > nothing of cars.B I just used the low pressure as an indicator and
> > never had
> > to remove the dipstick.B It ran fine until I lent it to a
> > friend that wanted
> > to visit his girlfriend in the Marines in Twenty Nine Palms.B He had to
> > drive
> > from Hermosa Beach and I told him to just watch the oil pressure gauge and
> > stop when the pressure got down to forty.B I even supplied the oil.B I
> > guess
> > he was only thinking of one thing while driving out there.B He got as far
> > as
> > Needles, California and the engine seized.B He had to buy me a used engine
> > from the junk yard to replace the one he killed.B Yes, there
> > were Bugeyes in
> > junkyards back then.B After that I had to use the
> > dipstick like everyone
> > else.Mike
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