At 12:04 PM 1/17/2003 -0800, you wrote:

>Unfortunate things happen all the time, that is a fact of life, but
>you are right, Scott, you can thank God it happened today and not in
>the middle of the BG Gunnery Range/desert.

Yeah, it would have even stunk if it would have failed on the freeway a few 
hundred miles from home.  I guess the bright side to it failing is that I 
am now thinking of doing the engine swap that I have always wanted to 
do.  I can't see putting a lot of time or money into the 35 year old inline 
6 engine when I can put in the 300 horse small block chevy that I already 
have for it.

>One time my Trooper pooped out (didn't start) but it was in my
>driveway, not in the middle of nowhere, where I am often. Vehicle
>maintenance costs (it was a rather expensive fule pump IN the gas
>tank, hm?) are a fact of life too, but at least it was the least

I had the same thing happen to my car a few years ago.  They had to change 
the whole fuel tank sender unit out.  The part was $400 by itself.  Ouch!!!!


In liberty,

Scott

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