[Bob Carriere]

Hi Phil

Doing well I hope.

Grant and I are staunch supporters of POR 15..... Grant would not think of installing raw metal..... not without snadblasting to roughen up the surface.... degreasing.... followed by phosphate coating and final lifelong coating of POR 15..... and even for just testing the cooling system for leak before using new antifreeze..... we alwasy use left over weak solutions of coolant as it does offer some rust protection for the block and some lubrication for the water pump.

Changed the water pump on the old Massey last week.... really messy to get to....alwasy a build up of old very black deisel/dirt/whatever residue....had to remove the radiator, etc.

Rebuilding was a lot easier as the parts were clean...... new hoses new everything...... still testing the system with left over coolant.... she seems to be running fine with no leaks. We really miss the old girl when she is laid up as she serves as two truck, crane, push and drag vehicle, road maintenance log skidder....heck I even use it to till the garden once a year and cut the tall grass in the back field.

Off to a cottage for two weeks with Joyce.....practicing doing "nuttin" in preparation to retirement...... I get to drive the pontoon boat and suck beer and Joyce happily clicks away taking pictures.

...if only I could ever find that nudist camp I hear rumors about.... I might take up photography....

Bob