> You are both right, of course. Many of us have bought LBC's
> from DPO's who
> used the "ignore it and hope it goes away" approach to
> maintenance. Cars
> subjected to this over periods of time become rolling time
> bombs. LBC's in
> particular respond poorly to such treatment since they are maintenance
> intensive by nature.
>
Boy, don't I know it. One or more DPO's on my car must have
written the book on this. Among the many neglected items:
1) Distributor advance plate crimp failure - DPO fix =
safety wired wide open.
2) Heater valve leak - DPO fix = wired wide open (full
heat - just the thing for this Texas summer).
3) Rear U-joint non-lubed - wore completely through rear
yoke on prop shaft.
4) Various switches removed and replaced with
hardware-store toggles.
5) Various wires pulled and taped off.
6) Exhaust system patched in several places.
This is only what I've found so far.
Dan Pockrus
'74 CBB
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