[AT] Glow plugs

[Cecil R Bearden]

Usually there is a hangout for the old farts in the small towns, it 
takes a search to find them.   A feed store with a bench in the back, a 
convenience store with seats for dining, a local farmers co-op,  
sometimes a mechanic shop or a machine shop.  The old blacksmith's shop 
is long gone, but the local cafe is sometimes still around, but 
disguised.....  My Dad used to hang out at the feed store/donut shop in 
the mornings.  He would start about 6:30 am and go until 10:00 am then 
mosey to the convenience store until about 11:00 am then head to a 
bigger cafe about 12 miles away for lunch until about 1:30 and go over 
to a farm supply/store until about 3:00pm then head home and gripe about 
not being able to get anything done.....!!

Cecil in OKla


On 12/26/2015 4:28 PM, Mark Sargent wrote:
> Cecil, Charlie, Dean, Greg--
>
>   
>
> Though I'm on the digest mode-   I nominate this thread to be one of the
> best threads ATIS on this year.
>
> It had it all- mechanical  fixes (you won't find in the text books) ---
> anecdotes and -----war stories( defined as real world learning by scary
> experience).
>
>   I got little teary eyed about the ' gas rag' trick (we did this and other
> un-Recommended stuff on Army vehicles in the 70's . It was amazing what  we
> would try - when you
>
> have no more options-the runaway Detroit Diesels also reminded me of some
> scary stuff.)     The driving stuff was well written-  I can' hear' you guys
> tell these stories-
>
>    all good entertainment.     Doesn't quite replace the old guys story's
> they would tell at the  gas stations when I grew up-but there are no
> hangouts for old men any more--- even in the small towns.
>
> And I qualify as old too!
>
>   
>
> Thank you for sharing- and your contributions to the list!
>
> Mark
>
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