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- From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
- Subject: Re: SURVEY: Home mechanic's favorites
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.160944.22116@mcnc.org>
- Sender: daemon@mcnc.org (David Daemon)
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- Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
- References: <16eep0INN66i@smli.Eng.Sun.COM> <1992Aug13.212200.2819@mcnc.org> <16evibINN736@smli.Eng.Sun.COM>
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- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 16:09:44 GMT
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- In article <16evibINN736@smli.Eng.Sun.COM> lockwood@acidqueen.Eng.Sun.COM (Jim Lockwood) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug13.212200.2819@mcnc.org> brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks) writes:
- >>In article <16eep0INN66i@smli.Eng.Sun.COM> lockwood@acidqueen.Eng.Sun.COM (Jim Lockwood) writes:
- >>>>>>>I'm starting a new survey.
- >>>>>>>in the sense of:
- >>>>>>>
- >>>>>>> b). Easy repair...
- >>>>>>>
- >>>A '57 Chevy with a small block V8. There is so much room in the
- >>>engine compartment, you just climb in over the fender, get in there
- >>>
- >>Even easier is the same car with an inline 6. I've owned a '55 Chevy w/ a
- >
- >I think you got me on that one. With a 6 and no heater I bet you could
- >stand on the ground beside the engine on the right side of the engine
- >compartment if you needed to.
- >
- Hmm. An interesting thought. I'll have to try that when I get home today :-)
-
- BTW the heater is a minimal problem under the hood with only 2 hoses
- under the hood. everything else is under the dash. The (rare) original
- equipment air conditioners - that's another story. Fortunately, I don't have
- one on my car.
-
- Ted Brooks
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