[Qcwa] A little Christmas cheer

[Bob Wilder]

Seem to remember some of the '33,'34 Waco's used that type of fuel gauge


At 02:05 PM 12/13/2003 -0700, you wrote:

>I am not sure Bob.  I owned an airplane just about 6 years ago that had a
>hole in the gas cap with a piece of wire going through it.  The bottom of
>the wire had a cork stuck on it and the top was bent at a 90 degree angle.
>Sat right outside of the windscreen.  That plane is still flying and almost
>as old as most of us.
>
>73  Jim
>de W5JO
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>From: "Bob Wilder" <bwild@earthlink.net>
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>Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 2:01 PM
>Subject: Re: [Qcwa] A little Christmas cheer
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>
>> On subject of cars...The gas gauge on the dash was a glass tube with small
>red ball
>> to show gas level...of gas gauge that was outside car just in front of
>windshield
>> and behind the hood which opened from either side  (Guess you would have
>to be over
>> 70 to remember these)
>>
>> Bob, AF2HD
>>
>>
>> At 01:51 PM 12/13/2003 -0700, Tommye & Jim Wilhite wrote:
>>
>>
>> >Very Good Paul:
>> >
>> >People who think locking columns on autos are a new thing don't remember
>30s
>> >models with the lever the would release the column after the key was
>> >inserted beside it and rotated.
>> >
>> >73  Jim
>> >de W5JO
>> >>
>> >> And don't forget the follow-up to "ignition switches on the dash":
>> >> Ignition switches that let you remove the key with out locking
>> >> them.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 73,
>> >>
>> >> Paul / K9PS
>> >>
>> >>
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