You're lucky, a friend in college, (university to those with a real system of education out there), was riding his Honda 350 back home for the weekend when he suffered a catastrophic loss of oil pressure, (I think the plug somehow came loose but he either wasn't specific or I've forgotten with the years. The engine quit and he coasted to the side of the highway where it promptly ceased. He related that his first thought was "Where did all the oil go?"
Charles Robinson wrote: > On May 29, 2008, at 23:36, P. J. Alling wrote: > > >> Unless you forget to look at the oil cap on the seat, in which case >> you >> may end up capping something else. >> >> > > Heh. > > Although what really happened was much more of a pain... > > http://timf.anansi-web.com/cycles/images/00mn2k/23-charles_leg.jpg > > I don't look nearly as pissed-off as I really was. > > And the fix for a lost oil-plug way up in Mafeking, Manitoba on a > Sunday? > > http://timf.anansi-web.com/cycles/images/00mn2k/22-oil_plug.jpg > > I fabricated a wooden one. Gruesome! > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
