Larry W4CSC wrote:

Rosalie B. wrote in
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They charged us $340 for changing the glow plugs

Man, they ripped YOU off! You never have to change glow plugs unless they
become open circuit, but only the defective one. What a rip! 3 of the 4
glowplugs in the old '73 are still original!...(c;

I think your 73 must have been more gently used than ours have been.
Both of them were 2nd hand, and Bobs was a leased car with 235K miles
on it when he bought it.

One of the glow plugs was open when we started on the trip. They said
all of them were open. Bob didn't want to change the one that was
open before we started because it was so hard to get to.

One of the things that Bob didn't like about traveling by car vs
traveling by boat was that he didn't have tools with him.

grandma Rosalie

Rosalie B. wrote in
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One of the things that Bob didn't like about traveling by car vs
traveling by boat was that he didn't have tools with him.



Hmm....Bob sounds like a candidate to get a STEPVAN! All my tools are in
there....(c;

Larry W4CSC wrote:

Rosalie B. wrote in
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One of the things that Bob didn't like about traveling by car vs
traveling by boat was that he didn't have tools with him.

Hmm....Bob sounds like a candidate to get a STEPVAN! All my tools are in
there....(c;

NO NO - NOT ANOTHER VEHICLE

We've already got enough vehicles. In addition to the big boat and
two dinghies (we did sell the little open skiff and trailer last
fall), and the two MBs we have

Two 1932 Plymouth PBs
a diesel Lynx and a diesel Escort (mid 80s)
a formerly diesel Escort that has been converted to electric
a Galaxy convertible (1965 I think)
a 1964 Ford Falcon station wagon with a V8 engine
a 1965 Mustang convertible and a couple of other Mustangs of that era
a 1982 Cougar which someone T-boned
Two 1971 Ford pick ups - one a crew cab with an 8 foot bed and a
camper, and the other a regular one which one of our children's FIL
borrowed and wrecked and Bob wants to put the Cougar engine into it
and then make the Cougar into an electric wheel car.
a tow dolly
a horse trailer (although someone did take our daughter's trailer away
a couple of years ago)
two lawn tractors one of which (an old IH which I got used in 1973) is
just a very large paperweight

and maybe some others that I've forgotten. It's raining so I'm not
going to do an inventory.

grandma Rosalie

Rosalie B. wrote in
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Two 1932 Plymouth PBs
a diesel Lynx and a diesel Escort (mid 80s)
a formerly diesel Escort that has been converted to electric
a Galaxy convertible (1965 I think)
a 1964 Ford Falcon station wagon with a V8 engine
a 1965 Mustang convertible and a couple of other Mustangs of that era
a 1982 Cougar which someone T-boned
Two 1971 Ford pick ups - one a crew cab with an 8 foot bed and a
camper, and the other a regular one which one of our children's FIL
borrowed and wrecked and Bob wants to put the Cougar engine into it
and then make the Cougar into an electric wheel car.
a tow dolly
a horse trailer (although someone did take our daughter's trailer away
a couple of years ago)
two lawn tractors one of which (an old IH which I got used in 1973) is
just a very large paperweight


Geez! Sounds like some of those Cracker trailers on the ICW in Florida! I
thought some of them were used car lots....(c;

Larry W4CSC wrote:

Rosalie B. wrote in
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Two 1932 Plymouth PBs
a diesel Lynx and a diesel Escort (mid 80s)
a formerly diesel Escort that has been converted to electric
a Galaxy convertible (1965 I think)
a 1964 Ford Falcon station wagon with a V8 engine
a 1965 Mustang convertible and a couple of other Mustangs of that era
a 1982 Cougar which someone T-boned
Two 1971 Ford pick ups - one a crew cab with an 8 foot bed and a
camper, and the other a regular one which one of our children's FIL
borrowed and wrecked and Bob wants to put the Cougar engine into it
and then make the Cougar into an electric wheel car.
a tow dolly
a horse trailer (although someone did take our daughter's trailer away
a couple of years ago)
two lawn tractors one of which (an old IH which I got used in 1973) is
just a very large paperweight


Geez! Sounds like some of those Cracker trailers on the ICW in Florida! I
thought some of them were used car lots....(c;

We do have a fairly large garage (which Bob built). This is my house
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/c38eb/1/

My first date with him (I was a sophomore in hs and he was a junior)
was to the stock car races.

grandma Rosalie
http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/

Rosalie B. wrote in
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My first date with him (I was a sophomore in hs and he was a junior)
was to the stock car races.


Smitten, eh? I love a happy ending....(c;