IML: Good friends all

["Hugh, 58 Imperial" <imperial58@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One definition of a friend is someone who tells what you need to hear, not 
just what you want.  In that regard I am so appreciative of the replies I 
received concerning the rebuild and reinstallation of my 58's engine.  Over 
the last week or so I have been reminded of two important lessons.  One, if 
you already have one good option, trying to find a second way may simply be 
a fool's errand.  The second is that getting the motor running is only a 
small part of the process.  It's after this that the real time, effort and 
money start kicking in.  I had the great joy of driving my museum's 1924 
Ford Model TT truck on Saturday.  It had not been started in over a quarter 
of a century.  Several of my colleagues were very excited and rightly so. 
This time is was me who had to be the voice of sobering reality.  I said now 
the real work begins.  My two accomplices in what really was a wonderful 
moment both said, almost simultaneously, "Amen, brother."  But I didn't 
think I was going to live long enough to ever see that Model T run.  On this 
basis the return of my Imperial to active duty is only a hop, skip and a 
jump away.  This online club is such a deep resource of experience and 
common sense.  What a lucky guy I must be.

Hugh 



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