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Posted by: Lawrence914-6 Apr 18 2003, 07:06 AM

Last night, I removed the passenger side carb to pull it apart for cleaning. While cleaning it, I had a few beers, and decided that I'd install it in the morning. I went out, poked around, and found a rag to cover manifolds. It was good enough to at least keep any bugs out. It was a nice clear night out.

I bolted straight up out of my sleep this morning to the sound of a thunderclap.

Grabbing a towel to wrap around myself, I ran to the kitchen for a roll of tinfoil. It had just started to rain! I ran down the three flights of stairs outside, dressed in nothing but a towel, to cover the manifold with tinfoil.

It was definately a way to wake up without hitting the snooze alarm 3 or 4 times. Damn, I miss having a garage! Time for some more coffee....

-Rusty

P.S. Can we get a coffee icon?

Posted by: SirAndy Apr 18 2003, 09:50 AM

i second that!
anyone has one handy? bring em on ...

Posted by: Mueller Apr 18 2003, 09:55 AM

I need more than a coffee icon to get rid of the terrifing thought of you in nothing but a towel....oh the horror

Posted by: Lawrence914-6 Apr 18 2003, 10:05 AM

Mueller - you know you think about me in my towel... :loveletter:



The ONLY thing running through my mind... "Hydrolock... oh shit... gonna break a piston or rod... hydrolock... oh damn..."

Repeat ad nauseum, until the manifold and carb are covered in tinfoil.

-Rusty

Posted by: Carl Apr 18 2003, 10:24 AM

Mueller wrote:

Rusty (how appropriate) in the rain looking for something to plug the manifold. And he thought to bring aluminum foil? I don't think so. Those aren't hickies on his cheeks ...

Carl

Posted by: Gint Apr 18 2003, 11:50 AM

The nightmares this might have caused if I'd waited until after dark to read it.

Posted by: fuch toy Apr 18 2003, 12:24 PM

Ginter would have just taken the foil off the foil helmet he wears to keep the voices out......

Lawrence in a towel....speaking of short subjects.....

Posted by: Zeke Apr 18 2003, 01:21 PM

My 914 has never seen a garage, the whole thing has been built outside under a swp meet canopy. The garage has my other previously completed project car and the Boxster. I'd love to have Mikey's play pen. In another life I suppose.

Posted by: Gint Apr 18 2003, 01:30 PM

Damn... there's that voice again.

Yerstillfuglee

Posted by: Aaron Cox Apr 18 2003, 05:29 PM

well fellers-
when i got my car, it had been sitting for ~1year. no rain tray, no carbs, and no rags over the freakin intake manifolds! ( Previous owners!) the engine was freshly rebuilt-new cam, rebuilt and crack free heads, everything (eexcept carbs) when we split the case 1 or 2 of the pistons had managed to rust themse;ves to the barrels. well- enough of a horror story all is well.....
hey! where'd i put my foil hat..."stop talking to me! that is not my puddle! i like berrychease corn flakes!"