Jeff - it sounds like your weekend was going to be bust anyway you looked at
it. So, be real contrite and do what ever the Mrs. wants. Then when you
have your ducks in row you can call in the marker... Like money in the
bank.
JM2CW..
Carl
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff A Williamson [mailto:Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com]
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 9:52 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: What a Bummer!!!
The weather here in "The Motor City" was beautiful
yesterday, and is supposed
to be warm and sunny this holiday weekend. Last night, I
decided to get my '58
TR3A out and get it ready for some fun over the weekend.
Well, after a short
hop around town, the radiator sprung a leak --- right where
the filler tube is
welded to the radiator. What a bummer!
Then I decided to switch my loyalty and get out my '59 356
Porsche. Of course,
it wouldn't start because I flooded it and fouled all the
spark plugs! I think
there may also be some electrical problems. Another bummer!
So I decided if I couldn't drive and have fun, I'd enjoy
spending the weekend
re-assembling the motor on my '60 TR3A. The machine shop has
finished with the
head and the crank, and is only waiting for the cam bearings
(which were
supposed to arrive yesterday) to finish the block. But as
Murphy would have it,
UPS delivered all the engine parts last night, except for
the cam bearings ----
the FIRST parts I need. Now it's getting to be a BIG bummer!
I sent the '60 body and frame to the "dipper" yesterday, so
I can't do anything
else with it right now. Just about the time I decided that
I'd resort to
spending the weekend fixing a radiator, changing some spark
plugs, and cleaning
some parts, the wife informed me that WE had other plans!
I GIVE UP !!!
Jeff Williamson
Belleville, MI
'58 TR3A (sitting in a big puddle of anti-freeze)
'60 TR3A (in pieces scattered around town)
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