Re: air box failures? and heat treated Duck tape

[PATRICK_KELLY@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com]

     No I didn't know that.  Just exactly what is your Duck tape made from? 
      According to a lovely spokeswoman at Manco, Inc., the makers of DUCK 
     tape, "duck tape is effective from -20 degrees farenheit to 176 
     degrees farenheit, but must be applied at a minumem surface 
     temperature of 50 degrees".  I think your number may be off an order 
     magnitude there, or have you been playin with that old fashioned 
     asbestos tape.  So although the idea of repairing rusted catalytic 
     converters and insulating exhaust manifolds with a roll of Duck tape 
     sounds easy, I don't think its up to the task.  There are plenty of 
     other good automotive uses for Duck tape though, (check out 
     www.ducktape.com).
     
     Automotive Repairs
     
                             "I taped a hole in my car's tire so I could 
     get home to fix it correctly. It actually held up long enough for my 
     car to travel 20 miles
                             home." --Ed Hoffman, Lancaster, WI 
     
                             "On my way home from work, I hit a deer. 
     Luckily, there was little damage. It did break the framing around my 
     headlights. The
                             headlights were dangling and I needed to put 
     them in place in order to safely drive home. My trusty Duckr Tape 
     worked great!"
                             --Carolyn Beegle, Manns Choice, PA 
     
                             "My windshield wiper arm bent and the 
     wiperbade would not stay on --I was 40 miles from home and more than 5 
     miles from the
                             local garage. I used Duckr Tape to keep the 
     wiper on until I was able to get a replacement part the next morning. 
     Thanks!" --Amy
                             Bollman, Hopewell, PA 
     
                             "You can use it to tape up cracked windows on 
     your car or window." --Jodie Owens, Malvern, AR 
     
                             "We covered rust spots on a white car with 
     Duckr Tape and paint." --Jessica Hundiak, Kinchelor, MI 
     
                             "I used Duckr Tape to hold my '69 Dodge 
     together." -- Scott Leppert, Rogers City, MI 
     
                             "I use Duckr Tape as an emergency rope when 
     traveling and hauling things. Rolled or flat tape makes a
                             handy, quick securing line for items that may 
     fly away on fast highways. It's strong and sturdy and doesn't
                             rip easily." --Carla Davis, Danville, FL 
     (wouldn't you love to get behind this guy with your new Euro lights)
     
     (and my personal favorite, probably applies to all german cars)
     
                             "My grandfather used Duckr Tape to fix the 
     brakes on my grandmother's 1979 Mercades. She still will
                             not drive any other car." --Johnna Martin, 
 Sumiton, AL 
     
 Patrick Kelly
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 Subject: Re: air box failures?
 Author:  Non-HP-ksimp (ksimp@cgrams.com) at HP-ColSprings,mimegw3 
 Date:    4/7/98 4:03 PM
     
     
 Don't you know DUCK tape can withstand temperatures of 2000 degrees?
     
 --
 keith simpson
 wolfeboro, nh
TO: ksimp@cgrams.com