RE: More Incredibly Stupid[3]?

[Denham Brad <DenhaBr@eywest.com>]

On 7/8, in response to spark-lug debris problems, Alex Kowalski wrote:

><<<<Adult Audi content follows!>>>>

>It's a pain when you're replacing the plugs and supposedly doing something
>good for the engine
>that you wind up sweeping debris into the cylinders.  I've had the same
>problem.  Aside from
>removing the engine and turning it upside-down (very time-consuming), here
>are three tentative
>solutions:

<snip>

>Or, simply spindle a piece of lint-free cotton so that it fits into the 
plug
>hole and do the
>same.  I have never tried using feminine hygiene products for this purpose,
>it might work, but
>could evoke strange associations, what with five tampons sticking out of 
the
>plug holes on your
>engine.

<snip>

Alex, you are on to something here.  My wife, a former OB/GYN nurse, brought 
home these huge Q-Tip-like-things that they use for (what the doc's call) 
"D&C's".  I am sure you can get some mental picture of their medical 
purpose...or your sex therapist girlfriend can explain in the proper medical 
terms...

Anyway...these huge medial-grade Q-tips (approx. 10" long) with their big 
cotton heads fit all the way down to the plug (and around it) and do a nice 
job of soaking up liquids (their original intended purpose) and do a pretty 
good job clearing away debris, rust scales, etc.  Interested parties can 
probably get a pack of 50 at your local medical supply store, or ask your 
wife/girlfriend/both to bring back a handful from her next GYN visit!

> Alex Kowalski
>'84 4KQ

>(my girlfriend is going to be a sex therapist -- I asked her for input on
>this reply -- her
>insight into automotive repair is unique, to say the least.  She refuses to
>be an Audi
>Widow...how lucky can you get?)



Brad
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