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Subject: Old fuel pump
From: "Larry Wright" <LWright@impactofficepro.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 07:11:24 -0400
Steve Laifman wrote:
> Well, I've been trying to find that super racing pump that 
> Mickey Rooney used in his 1940's movie Indy type car. 
> It was mounted on the right hand side (only 1 seat) and consisted of a
> long tubular member mounted on the side, and a bicycle pump 
> type plunger. 
> When he really needed to go fast to pass someone, he would pump it
> vigorously, while whipping the steering wheel from side-to-side. 
> He won every race! 
> Can't beat that kind of performance. (I even think he was 
> making "vroom" sounds in his mouth)
 
I'd had always thought that those worked simply by pressurizing the fuel
tank, but that was just guesswork on my part.

I have a VHS copy of "The Big Wheel" at home, and perhaps will watch it
again just to see the "high performance pump" in operation.

Larry Wright
"I can't get no-- SatisTraction"

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