LARRY WRIGHT writes:
> BATTERY CHARGER: for releasing the smoke from the electrical
> systems of British cars like, say, Tigers.
Most especially positive ground British cars...
> MAGNET-ON-A-STICK: device for proving that beer can pull tabs
> dropped inside an engine are indeed made of aluminum, and are thus
> non-magnetic.
Of course, you could always put a wad of chewing gum on the end of
the magnetic stick!
Here's one more:
JACK STANDS: devices which prove that sheet metal is not of sufficient
strength to hold the weight of a vehicle (the proof coming when you
don't move the stands far enough away before letting the hydraulic
floor jack down...). See also HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK.
And from the original posting:
>>HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering a Mustang to the ground after
>>you have installed a set of Ford Motorsports lowered road springs,
>>trapping the jack handle firmly under the front air dam.
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T.J. Higgins
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Huntsville, AL
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