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Old 07-23-2008, 06:41 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Allan R View Post
I don't feel so alone in some of the things I do now. You're lucky. It's August. When my water pump crapped, it was February and friggen cold. I ran the motor to get it warm and rigged up a shelter to keep the heat in while the job got done. I was a little luckier than you. My 83 Regency Brougham was built in late 82 so it didn't have oxygen sensors or electronics to worry about. Loved your story.
I can relate. Back in the late 70s I was attending college in the Boston area. Two repair episodes that stick in my mind. One was replacing the timing chain in my 68 442 in the cold behind the dorm on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving (yes, I did get it put back together that night). On the other hand, you haven't lived until you've changed a starter in a 65 442 in the snow.

This is why my first job after college was in SoCal.
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