the ex wife drove over a fire hydrant in a 190E. in retrospect, i can't remember whether she tore the hydrant clear off or just knocked it down
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Curt wrote: http://nh.craigslist.org/car/597945983.html - Snook's new > ride? > > That is a nice 98. I think the seller is wrong about the transmission. > One of the technicians at the Olds dealership I worked at had two of these. > He kept two spare injection pumps around. He swore that they had no head > gasket/head problems if you changed the coolant often and replaced the > intake gasket every 30,000 miles. > > I did have a 1981 Olds 98. It was stolen in Atlanta and the police found > it a few days later. They broke the steering column and started the car with > a spoon (they left the spoon in the car and the cop showed me how it > worked). I was in college and didn't have the money to fix the column, so I > started it with a spoon for almost three years - until I ran into a fire > hydrant and totaled the car. > > P.S. you know how fire hydrants always break off in movies or TV? Well, I > can tell you they do not break off in real life. They have a big ole steel > support pipe that can easily take out a 1981 Oldsmobile 98. > > Donald H. Snook > > http://www.mtsqh.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
