Damn! I knew there was something else......
----- Original Message -----
From Brad Fornal <toyman at digitex.net>
To: 'Larry Cogan ' <woodrat@spacey.net>; 'Amy '
<breiz@bellatlantic.net>; 'Trisha ' <patricia.sauthoff@Colorado.EDU>;
'spridgets ' <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 8:46 AM
Subject: RE: was 4x4 alignment? no lbc now scout bashing
> Forgot one, when you rebuild the master cylinder, will you use
silicone
> fluid as a replacement???
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Cogan
> To: Amy; Trisha; spridgets
> Sent: 12/16/2000 7:16 AM
> Subject: Re: was 4x4 alignment? no lbc now scout bashing
>
> I have tried to restrain myself on this, but I have escaped.
> Enough of this subversive Scout badmouthing. I have a 64 that sits
in
> a shed in "West By Gawd" (Almost Heaven) and is used in summers as a
> farm work vehicle. A thundering 152cu in four cylinder engine, and
> positraction ("TRAC-LOC") front and rear, with seriously knubby
> "tars". A squirt of oil in each cylinder, a splash of gas in the
> carb, and off it goes each spring. Even the rodents have not been
> able to kill it yet. (Need to keep more range cats.) Once going,
that
> sucker will climb trees. If you don't want to climb the tree, wrap
a
> chain around the tree and rip that sucker out! Among other things I
> use it to pull out Jeeps and ATVs that have foundered while
> trespassing on the south 40.....this after much brandishing of
large
> bore, semi automatic weapons on my part. ( You're sort of allowed to
> shoot people who trespass.....I think it's a misdemeanor.)
> I will admit that the hydraulic clutch system is a bit LBC
> like....plan on putting a kit in the master and slave each year.
>
> OK, I think I covered the Big Three....LBC, cats and guns.......
> Larry
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Amy <breiz@bellatlantic.net>
> To: Trisha <patricia.sauthoff@Colorado.EDU>; spridgets
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 8:47 PM
> Subject: Re: was 4x4 alignment? no lbc now scout bashing
>
>
> > Well I used to own a 1978 Scout II. Know what you mean about the
> doors, had a
> > friend fall out of mine :)
> > Finally got rid of her 2 years ago. The tranny died and I called
it
> quits.
> > Sold her. I loved that truck. It had tons of wiring problems
though.
> I
> > practically rewired the whole damn thing inch by inch! The best
part
> was when
> > I had it converted to dual exhaust, it would set off evryone's car
> alarms as I
> > drove by ;}
> >
> >
> >
> > Amy
> >
> > 67 Sprite MkIV
> > 90 Jeep Cherokee
> > 97 Pontiac Grand Am
> >
> >
> >
> > Trisha wrote:
> >
> > > Hey now, I fell out of a Scout my senior year in High School.
> (It's not as
> > > good a story as it sounds, just some malfunctioning doors. I
> didn't say it
> > > was perfect! :) But the point is the stupid thing ran, and
pretty
> well.
> > > Had the kid who owned it had the cash flow, and knowledge it'd
> still be
> > > going strong.
> > >
> > > Patricia
> > > '59 Bugeye
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Elliott, Patrick <patrick.elliott@attws.com>
> > > To: 'Amy' <breiz@bellatlantic.net>; spridgets
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: 11 December, 2000 2:14 PM
> > > Subject: RE: 4x4 alignment? no lbc
> > >
> > > > I can show how my wife, a curb, and what was a brand new set
of
> tires can
> > > > prove that 4x4's need alignments just like any other car or
> truck.
> > > >
> > > > Scouts never needed alignments because they never ran long
> enough to
> > > warrant
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Amy [mailto:breiz@bellatlantic.net]
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:58 PM
> > > > To: spridgets
> > > > Subject: 4x4 alignment? no lbc x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi gang,
> > > >
> > > > When I got new tires put on my 1990 Jeep Cherokee today, the
> guy said
> > > > it needs an alignment. My best friend's dad who has never
owned
> anything
> > > > other then an International Scout 4x4(he's had lots of those)
> told me
> > > > one time that 4x4 never need an alignment.
> > > >
> > > > Do 4x4 need alignments? Just want to make sure the friend's
Dad
> is
> > > > wrong and I'm not being suckered.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Amy
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