Re: [gremlintime] Day Two of Gremlin driving to work on bad carb... P-U !

[D. L. Perry <dlpdorite@xxxx>]

Hello Jerry !

You remember that guy up in Inwood you visited with last year ? Well, I
probably need to sell my Gremlin but I don't know if I could sell it to 
some
kid I don't know. Would you sell him one of the ones you're holding and
take mine under your wing ? I serious Jerry. I feel awful about all the 
things
I'll never get to do with that old car of mine and I can't imagine 
anyone I'd
rather sell her to. Please think about this. We can work out a price - 
don't
worry about that. Everything is the same with her. She's just a little 
older
then she was when you last saw her. I just don't have the skills, money, 
etc
to do what needs be done. You need an "X" with the special alloy racing
rims don't you ? Less then 100 miles on those Michelin 195x75x14 tires
I had to buy too. Keep her together though Jerry.

I used to re-build her carb. Are those kits still available ? I priced a 
new
Carter 1b for her last year. It was around $100 from Auto Zone if I 
remember.




On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 10:53 PM, Gremlingts@xxxx wrote:

> Wow, that carb is runnin' rich! I stunk up the highway, but got to 
> work
> and back without blowing up, burning up, or stalling. I had to order a 
> new
> carb, none in stock locally, of course, hopefully either tomorrow night 
> or
> Thursday I'll have a new 1-bbl carb for the Gremlin, I can't put it off 
> any
> longer, I NEED a spare car! The truck isn't fixed yet, either, as the 
> shop
> ran over on other projects.
> I am now carrying a fire extinguisher with me, just in case the 
> carb
> decides to blow and start leaking ( it did once before, then 
> mysteriously
> quit on it's own, one reason I quit driving it ). But I need a car 
> NOW , so
> gotta risk it. Got my tools, flashlight, and extinguisher, so I hope 
> I'm all
> set. :O)
> I also have a new "car pool" ride, my stepson is now working for my
> company, as he needed a job, and I was headed that way anyway, and we 
> just
> lost 2 part-time students to school again... :) So, he'll have a 
> guaranteed
> ride to work every morning, and a human alarm clock to boot ( or my 
> boot in
> ... never mind! ). So it's all working out so far. And he can help push 
> if
> the car dies enroute! LOL. What a deal. Well, off to bed, hopefully 
> I'll get
> my Gremlin fixed this week, and only have "blue" smoke to worry about 
> instead
> of black, too.
> On a side note, one of my stepson's friends is looking for a 
> reasonably
> priced driver Gremlin, up to $1,500 or so ( near Virginia, I ain't 
> comin' to
> Oregon, James!!!! ). even though I have EIGHT, I don't want to get rid 
> of any
> of my good ones except the project car, and no one wants THAT one 
> anyway for
> $250 ( so far ). Maybe I'll try to get that Mello Yellow '74 at teh farm
> going, it's interior is trashed, and I"ll need to get a title for it, 
> but it
> did run and move.
> Well, this is really it, g'night, folks!
>
> Jerry in Virginia
> (bracing for more "wintery mix" Wed. morning....)
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