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Hello Matt - 

CA>> Just a matter of being aware that fan blades can and do
CA>> fly off so don't stand in the line-of-fire. Leaning over a
CA>> running engine from the front of the car is a mistake or
CA>> standing in line with the fan when next to the engine is a
CA>> mistake. 

MM> And yet the timing marks that have to be viewed when
MM> adjusting an engine are BURIED behind the fan and beneath
MM> all the pulleys, belts and other moving parts. I can't
MM> count the times I visited  my uncle's shop during my teens
MM> and saw the wiring harness of his big "SUN Scope" all
MM> chewed up. I didn't have to ask the dumb question "what
MM> happened to this?" 

Yes, I never have liked that so bought a 'powered' timing light
that doesn't require me to get quite so close. :-) 

MM> I even witnessed one incident where one of his mechanics
MM> 'forgot' the engine was still running when he reached under
MM> the hood to disconnect all the diagnostic leads. Luckily
MM> the "mechanic" was uninjured, but my uncle wasn't able to
MM> perform any more tune-ups for a week while waiting for the
MM> Sun Man to make his rounds and sell him yet another cable
MM> set. :-(( 

Easy to imagine that happening, yes. 

CA>> Reaching into a running engine and getting tangled in the
CA>> belts would also be a mistake. ;-) 

MM> One cold morning many years ago I got into my US Govt
MM> vehicle and started the engine - heard a bunch of odd
MM> noises - found there WAS a cat under the hood. Further
MM> details not necessary.  :-(( 

My mother did that one winter morning. The cat survived but had
to be taken to the vet. Was pretty chewed up. 

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