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RE: More on my '77 Midget

To: "spridgets@autox.team.net" <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>,
Subject: RE: More on my '77 Midget
From: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 10:58:21 -0500
Anyone for a "DPO Stories" thread?

If not that, write up your best DPO stories and e-mail them to me.  I'll try to 
put together a "DPO Stories" page to add to my web site.

Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
(Grateful that I don't have to deal with too much DPO stuff!)

On Wednesday, December 02, 1998 10:30 AM, Ajhsys@aol.com [SMTP:Ajhsys@aol.com] 
wrote:
> As I was poking around under the bonnet, I saw another example of the DPO.
> 
> First, let me say once again that the DPO is not the person I bought the car
> from.  My literal PO owns a beautiful RB MGB.  He bought the car from the DPO
> who is responsible for all the fun I'm having.  (Thanks, Scott!)
> 
> I was looking down the front of the engine and I noticed a large amount of GOO
> on the timing chain cover.  It looked oily and dirty, so I picked a bit off to
> see how hard it was.  As I did this, almost the whole chuck came off in one
> piece, leaving the relatively clean (slight surface rust) cover exposed.
> 
> Inspection showed that it was actually Bondo that was smeared on the cover and
> left there to dry!  About 1/2" thick.  Does anyone want to speculate on why
> anyone would do this?  Was the cover rattling and the Bondo used as a damper?
> I saw no oil leaks from the cover, but I can't imagine anyone would use Bondo
> to plug a leak.
> 
> That's my fun discovery for today.
> 
> Allen Hefner
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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