Re: OT- Garage Sale Find

HagstAr wrote:
> "Don" <diffrentl00k@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:g11hhr$54i$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> I got a snowblower that had been in storage for years, and it would
not
>> start until I removed the flywheel and cleaned the dirt off the points.
> 
> 
> I'll check which setup it has- I may be a tube radio guy but I must say
my 
> cars are far more reliable ignition-wise since points went away. Ah, I
wish 
> I could tell you I wax nostalgic for those surprise sessions under the
hood 
> in the 1970s setting the points with a matchbook cover and a nail file
on my 
> Opel Manta on the side of the road but no..........
> 
> This one started easily enough but I plan rebuilding the carb at least.
Also 
> late this summer I'll electrolytically derust the whole body in custom
tank. 
> My radio chassis experience says this is the way to go here- the
solution is 
> cheap and non toxic afterwards, and way more safe, convenient and
economical 
> than a vat of acid!
> 
> John H. 
> 
> 

Put the whole car body in a tank? That never occurred to me, what would 
you build the tank out of? Maybe plywood and framing would be strong
enough?