incoming hurricane; your car's engine may be toast!

[merc lover]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-warns-of-potentially-widespread-fuel-contamination-as-idalia-approaches/ar-AA1fT55b?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a8e424a7b87140d383622dc5325553ab&ei=10

might be a little more difficult to hit the road with a car/SUV/truck that doesn't run.

[Idle]

I once got caught in a flash flood here in Nebraska. Such things here are very rare.

The Platte River is about six inches deep over most of it. Driving across the river bed is not difficult. Unless a bunch of water shows up all at once.

I drained the oil from the engine and found it to be about fifty percent water. I tossed in four bottles of alcohol and that dried out the gas. I also had to replace the distributor. I never figured out how that got cracked.

Chevy Express van with a 305.

I put another twenty thousand miles before the transmission went out at 300,000 miles.

[engatwork]

Idalia blew thru my area today. Ive got 5 more 60+ year old pine trees to get up. Here lately ive been hauling them to the sawmill and having them cut into 2x4x16 and 2x6x16 to use in an upcoming remodeling job we are planning. Last batch i had cut are drying in the barn as this is being typed.