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On 2 May 2003 at 9:48, Vlach, Joe -CKHS wrote: > <<--Ever try to put out a magnesium fire? :)>> > > Yes! My 69 sunroof bug w/ 1776 dropped a valve (I think). My dad came to > help tow me. We had a tow bar, tried to do things right...but somehow we > were stupid enough to not think about the friction the engine would > generate. As the 460 4 barrel started to lug down, my dad said, "Ah, it's > just the carb. got to blow these things out once in a while." Zoom. "Hey > dad, what's that all that smoke?" Are you saying that you forgot to take it out of gear before you towed it? -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org