RE: Limey lingo solutions.

From: Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) (GROSS(at)unit.com)
Date: Tue Sep 23 1997 - 12:20:00 CDT


Dick T. wrote,

>Jeff, you got many answers correct but blew it on some. However, you
were
>the first to reply and had lots correct...you win Jarrid's new engine
and
>all you have to do is pay the shipping and handling costs because he is
>such a great guy !

Shipping is unfortunately impossible, I'll have to deliver the MOTOR
personally, and my shipping rate is about $7000 plus or minus a
beer.

This little contest is great!, Now I get to put that Lotus 907 motor
in the alpine, like it ought to have had in the first place.
"Insert drool here."

>tommy bar= a straight rod which is inserted crosswise into a tubular
hex
>wrench and is used to apply twist force to the hex wrench. Every older
UK
>car,and many modern cars which have tool kits has these hollow type
tubular
>hex wrenches and one tommy bar to turn them. Not many of you guys got
this
>one I bet ? There is NO US equivalent term but we have used this device
in
>the US.

We used to call those "Cheater bars, or ratchet breakers"

Jarrid "Engine less" Gross



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