Willy and me

[John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>]

>Subject: Remove the hood, Not RE: Digest (what ever)
>
>>I hate to admit this, but I stand on the fender/motor to remove the
>radiator
>>rather than remove the hood. . .
>
>>Chris
>
>>When I am by myself I sit on the air cleaner and straddle the engine to
>
>>remove the radiator. I've done this 5 or 6 times.
>
>>Dan Nees
>
>Come on guys, give an old guy a break. If I have to resort to gymnastics
>it ain't going to happen.
>Tom M  told how to remove the hood with a cherry picker, I employee the
>same steps but don't have a cherry picker. A pully off of the American
>Ash Tree over my driveway works just fine, and I can keep both feet on
>the ground (most of the time) when I mess around in the engine
>compartment.
>
>Willy

Willy,
I was thinking the same thing as you expressed, when I read the post 
about sitting on the air cleaner. If I sat on the air cleaner, it would 
become much thinner than it is now. Also, bending over at the waist very 
far causes distress in my middle regions, so even if the air cleaner 
would hold me, I wouldn't feel much like leaning over far enough to reach 
the radiator parts. Damn kids.
John H.