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Posted by greenbeanman on February 10, 2004 at 20:26:38 from (171.75.205.179):
In Reply to: Damaged pride posted by I Like Case on February 10, 2004 at 19:30:53:
Been there, done that--always when I'm trying to show someone how easily my truck starts. Years ago I delivered propane to the pumping unit for an oil well. The pumper showed up while I was there and asked me to help him restart the engine. His 12 volt motorized starter that was frictionally applied to the flywheel was on the fritz. I cranked until nearly exhausted, then he cranked a few turns, then I cranked some more. The last time I put all of the effort I could into it as one last shot at starting the engine. As I gave the final turn all played out, I looked up just in time to see the pumping unit moving along with the turning engine. The pumper had failed to pull the clutch. I don't know how much oil we pumped by hand, but the well probably met its quota for the day. To this day I haven't much cared for an AJAX engine.
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