[Vtow] KAS KASTNER Quote

[BillDentin@aol.com]

Amici:

Bill Dentinger here...

You probably do not have time for such fluff these days, but I'll send it 
anyway.  Don't know how well or if you know KAS KASTNER (of TRIUMPH, NISSAN, 
ETC., FAME), but he's great.  Retired now these many years, he still lurks in the 
shadows, offering counsel to the people still racing TRIUMPHs.  There is a 
current thread running through the TRIUMPH racers email list these days about 
how, why, and if TRIUMPH engines leak.  After a ton of posted opinions, Kas steps 
forward with the following:

"It is true.  Triumph engines do tend to discard a little of their lube as 
they pass along the milestones. This is part of the breed.  It is the happy 
feeling that these engines enjoy,  keeping a fresh supply of oil passing through 
their innards and thus keeping the complicated machinery in a good mood.  Bad 
humors cannot be accumulated for the system refreshes and the blood of the 
engines is restored on a continuous transfusion basis.

Many engines of the more modern ilk contain everything inside for too long 
and the bad humors collect. They do not have the happy spirit of the Triumph,  
you see them on the scrap heap, alone, discarded as unloved and probably 
because they did not keep their innards happy.  Pity them and be happy with the much 
loved and revered Triumph."

Never Be beaten by Equipment,

Kas Kastner