31 Oct 2003, 14:31, Charles Angelich (1:106/2000), wrote to Tom Walker:

Hi Charles.

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

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

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

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

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


     Good luck...  M.

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