duct tape (was: My Intercooler hose broke)

[Douglas Frank <frank@zk3.dec.com>]

Wallace White wrote:
> Did I ever mention that I once made a anti-sway bar bushing out of duct
> tape? It was for a '77 Mazda GLC that wasn't worth the price of a new

One of my favorite stories comes from T.E. Lawrence (i.e., "of Arabia")
who related a field repair of a Model T in the desert.  (I think this
must have come from "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" but I can't be sure.)

Anyway, the Ford needed a new journal for one of the crank arms.  They
fashioned one from the leather strap of a sandal and it worked fine.

Lawrence swore that of all the cars in the world, he trusted only two
makes in the desert-- Rolls Royce, because they never broke, and the
Model T, which broke all the time but could be repaired by anyone.

-- 
--Doug

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