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Re: Specialized engine building equip

To: "Smith, Simon-Pierre" <Simon-Pierre.Smith@PSS.Boeing.com>
Subject: Re: Specialized engine building equip
From: Cris Shearer <cshearer@tacisp.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 15:59:58 -0700
Ah, great stories.  Keep it up.  cris

"Smith, Simon-Pierre" wrote:

>         These "engine in the house" tales remind me of 2 stories.
>
>         First is when my brother got a Fantic trials bike.  These things were 
>made for going slowly but over rocks, logs, waterfalls, whatever.  I come home 
>and find him in the living room, motor running, trying to get from the front 
>to the back door without dabbing a foot.  The hard part was taking a hand off 
>the bars to open and close the doors.
>
>         Second was a repair shop that had a flat head motor of some sort all 
>built up on a stand, open headers.  Instead of a door dinger when someone 
>walked into the shop they had it wired to a starter.  The engine would rev 
>free for about 3 seconds and shut off.  I'm sure all that cold running wore it 
>quickly but who cares.
>
>         Simon

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