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Re: Of Mice and Monzas

To: Tom Di Iulio <diiulio@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Of Mice and Monzas
From: Terrence Begley <tbegley@lucent.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:23:23 -0500
Cc: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>, Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Organization: Lucent Technologies
Original-cc: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>, Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <36F42949.1E7CA87B@gte.net> <36F42DAE.B06C484A@ix.netcom.com>
Same story-different part.

After removing the radiator from the '3 in the fall, I stored it down in
the basement. When I took it out three month later to have a bracket
welded back on, you could hear something shaking around inside. Looked
inside and it was full of dog food that some industrious mouse had
pilfered from the dog's dish. Took some time to get it all out.

Just my .02

Terry

Tom Di Iulio wrote:
> 
>     your story is SO wierd! i'm currently stripping my chassis, preparing
> for removal of the engine. today, after hacksawing the old exhaust system in
> half so i could remove it, little seeds came out of the manifold end of the
> exhaust! what the heck is going on? this sheds new light on the old joke
> about squirrels and a cage powering the car! say it ain't so, joe!
> Tom Di Iulio
> 76 TR6 (some assembly required, batteries not included)
> Denver, Co
> 
> Joe Curry wrote:
> 
> > Today, I broke Huxley out of his hibernation with a little surprise.  I
> > have been starting it at least once every couple of weeks and warming it
> > up but I had not driven it in about a month.
> >
> > It was no shock that it started right up, but when i went behind it to
> > take down the top, I noticed cat food pellets scattered behind the
> > exhaust tips.  I thought to myself, "That's strange, I wonder how cat
> > food got over here in my shop?"  It didn't take long to figure out the
> > answer.  Apparently, I have an energetic mouse that has been collecting
> > cat food in all four of my Monza tips.
> >
> > As soon as I revved it up, cat food shot out the back end about 20
> > feet.  So, naturally, I had to take it up to 6000 rpm as I left to make
> > sure I got it all out.
> >
> > But I had a nice drive and really aired it out.  What a beautiful day
> > for the first (and I hope not only) day of Spring.
> >
> > Joe Curry
> > --
> > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> >  -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer

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