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Re: All locked up!!

To: Randy Rees <randyr@starwave.com>
Subject: Re: All locked up!!
From: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 12:42:13 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Randy Rees!!

On Wed, 28 May 1997, Randy Rees wrote:

> the engine tranny turn over and car runs. This has happened three times
> now in about five weeks. Starter? Tranny?

Hmmm, reminds me of why I used to carry a small open end wrench sized to
fit the square end of my Austin A-40 starter...  the ring gear is worn,
and the starter jams on the worn teeth.  I used to put the transmission
in HIGH gear, and rock the car back and forth until I heard a "pop"
sound.  If I didn't get it in a couple of rocks, it was time for the
wrench.

TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen   (who once had a Subaru that wouldn't start until
                      you pulled the passenger side plugs and spun the
                      engine over to blow all the coolant out of the
                      cylinders... hydraulic lock-dead head gasket)


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