<VV> Red Lights and Gages / non Corvair example
Kenneth E Pepke
kenpepke at juno.com
Sun Jul 5 06:42:10 EDT 2009
> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:14:06 -0700 (PDT) Smitty Smith
> <vairologist at verizon.net> writes:
> >
> > Smitty Says;
> >
> > snip <
> >
> > I have always preached to my family that a red light means only
> one
> > thing. Shut it off. Don't look for the next exit or service
> > station. Just hit the key.
> > snip >
>
>
> Excellent advice ... but ... Some time ago my now ex-wife took her
> car
> on a trip. She shortly became dissatisfied with the performance of
> said car because it would only go 45 MPH with the foot feed pressed
> firmly to the floor.
>
> The engine spun all the rod bearings. Some noise but no red light.
> Bearing material had filled the crank oil holes so the pressure was
> high ... but oil was not getting to the bearings. The TV cable had
> stuck in its housing and the transmission was stuck in low ...
>
> Never mind, there are no red lights so just keep going or I will be
> late,
> was her thinking. :-(
> Ken P
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