[DeTomaso] pan gasket FM plastic gizmos

Mon May 16 11:47:51 EDT 2011

Should this "Subject" line be appended with NPC!!!          ...........-------And, darn if I know what is going on:  "Pope"   -   Dr. Engles   -    FM    -    Secondary Female characteristics   ----????????     ---Bill

> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 10:38:16 -0500
> From: kirby.schrader at gmail.com
> To: adin at frontier.net
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] pan gasket FM plastic gizmos
> 
> I will admit to having to look up the good doctor's word.... Have seen it,
> but never bothered to know.
> 
> Vignettes.... and written by 'The Pope', no less....
> 
> In theatrical <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatrical>
> script<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_%28theatre%29>writing, sketch
> stories <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketch_story>, and
> poetry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry>,
> a *vignette* is a short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or
> gives a trenchant impression about a character, an idea, or a setting and
> sometimes an object. This type of scene is more common in recent postmodern
> theater <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_theater>, where less
> emphasis is placed on adhering to the conventions of theatrical structure
> and story development. Vignettes have been particularly influenced by
> contemporary notions of a scene as shown in film, video and television
> scripting.
> 
> :-))
> 
> Ah, yes.... Monday morning.
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:28, David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:
> 
> > Boyz 'n gurlz,
> >
> > for your viewing pleasure I have posted images of the FM plastic gizmos.
> >  http://images45.fotki.com/v153/photos/4/43175/1969865/5111011-vi.jpg
> > or
> > http://images17.fotki.com/v147/photos/4/43175/1969865/5111012-vi.jpg
> >
> > For the (check one only) aged, infirm or retarded, the supplier is Felpro.
> > Bees knees, secondary female mammalian characteristics or FM - they are
> > almost worth buying a gasket  . . . .
> >
> >
> > Tell them the Pope sent you.
> > (thanks for the motivation Dr. Engles!)
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: cengles at cox.net
> >  To: David in Durango
> >  Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 8:04 AM
> >  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] pan gaskets
> >
> >
> >  Dear David,
> >
> >
> >  I love your automotive vignettes ------and how they are annotated! Those
> > FM gizmos are the bees knees.
> >
> >
> >  Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  ---- David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:
> >  > "I have a set of special studs that I use on oil and transmission pans
> > when
> >  > fighting gravity. They are tapered and spring loaded. Screw them in at
> >  > least the four corners and you can just push the pan into place and the
> >  > studs will hold the pan (and gasket) in place while you screw the bolts
> > in
> >  > the rest of the holes. Then unscrew the studs and replace with bolts.
> >  > I inherited these so I'm not sure where one would buy a similar set.
> >  >
> >  > Dan Jones"
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Bwahahahahaha (laughing at myself).
> >  >
> >  > When I did the oil pump and pan mods on the 302 in the Miata (don't ask)
> > I was told to clean everything surgically clean (laquer thinner) and then
> > use super glue to hold the gasket to the block (glue it on w/ a few pan
> > bolts to line everything up, let dry and remove bolts). the pan gasket I
> > bought was "one piece" w/ rubber covered steel and very nice. In the box
> > were 4 plastic gizmos that I had never seen before with no instructions (i'm
> > not a manly man, am I?) I took a close look at them as I lifted the lid to
> > the garbage can when the epiphany struck!
> >  > Screw a plastic gizmo in each corner.
> >  > slip the gasket over the plastic gizmos and up against the block (it
> > stays as if by FM [1] )
> >  > push the pan up, not forgetting to "goosh" the corners. guess what? is
> > stays in place as if by FM!
> >  > put a few bolts in
> >  > remove the plasic gizmos
> >  > install corner bolts
> >  > TORQUE TO FORD SPECS
> >  > after a few hours - TORQUE TO FORD SPECS - repeat until the retorque in
> > does NOT turn the bolts.
> >  > No leaks!
> >  >
> >  > Grouchy & Dirty, esq.
> >  > wish I could remember what brand of pan gasket!
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > [1] Freakin' magic
> >  >
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