The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #124317 Message #2745018
Posted By: Bill D
13-Oct-09 - 12:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: Impact Technology and it's Application.
Subject: RE: BS: Impact Technology and it's Application.
Oh...and that reminds me of my first car, a 1951 Chevy, which I bought used in 1957. I drove it for 6 years, and then it just simply quit....wouldn't respond to attempts to start it.
It sat beside my apartment until the city noticed and had it towed away. This was going to cost me 'impound' charges. I told my father who then mentioned it to his trash collector, who said maybe he'd buy it! Wow! So we met this guy at the city impound lot, and the old man looked under the hood and said "try to start it". I did...click, click...nothing. The guy got a wrench and reached in and went "bang, bang" on something. "Try it again.." I did...click, click...still nothing. "Ok...once more...and hold the key ON" I did, and he went BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG BANG, BANG, BANG on the generator..(no alternator then)...and..."roar", it started! He gave me my $50 and drove MY car away! *sniff*...