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RE: [T3] do engines blow up?


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?

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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