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TheEngineer

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Re: A very sad day
« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2017, 09:48:39 »
Some good news and some not so good news: garage door is now strong enough so that I can open and close it. I inspected the Mercedes somewhat and found the mufflers pushed forward about 2 inches. It is an aftermarket stainless assembly and the good thing is that I applied High Temperature Permatex when I did the exhaust years ago. I could move the mufflers aft using a lead slug carefully. Bought new rubber donuts, they were all sheared off. I wonder if the exhaust manifolds were damaged. Hard to see. Good thing that I can use the garage again because my 30 year old truck decided to drag the brakes on, I hope, one wheel. From standing outside in the cold. Should have used it more often. I guess I'll find corrosion. But I could use it to get all the lumber I needed to fix the door.  Looked at new garage doors. The sectional ones appear to seal better and are insulated.   
'69 280SL,Signal Red, 09 cam, License BB-59U
'67 230SL, 113042-10-017463 (sld)
'50 Jaguar Roadster XK120, #670.318 (sld)
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TheEngineer

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Re: A very sad day
« Reply #26 on: November 29, 2017, 00:31:16 »
Yesterday  I got a new garage  door !  No more access  for  rodents  and I can work where it is warm. Now I can repair the Prius. After that the Mercedes. It is real nice  to have a tight garage door 
'69 280SL,Signal Red, 09 cam, License BB-59U
'67 230SL, 113042-10-017463 (sld)
'50 Jaguar Roadster XK120, #670.318 (sld)
tired engineer, West-Seattle,WA