Where is everyone #5

It never fails anytime I do a favor that includes Pharr, Houston or Laredo, it goes poorly.

The major freeways through Houston are closed this weekend. It took almost 4 hours to come in on US 59 to the closed point, move over to the 610 jump onto the 288 and wind my way to the I 69 with doubles with another driver following me with another set of doubles. Not getting back to the house tonight.

 

Nice to see you are out and about. Tough luck on the traffic.

 

I gave the same description basically on FB about those goofy looking rings.

Remember when we were kids on the farm, a rowdy cow could be handled by pinching its nostrils with your thumb and finger?

I can only imagine how they blow their nose with all the snott and crap it collects….

 

Not sure which gas burner those had, but the early R’s had a 702 or 704 or something like that 6 cylinder gas burner. The emergency version had dual distributors as well as dual carbs in case one failed, the other kept the engine going.

This is the engine in the R setting in Chareleston WV, it’s an old retired fire station water truck….

 

Thing has or had perfect interior…..

 

No more WA OR ID MT for me

the states have made it such a pain in the ### to move through - I am loading Monday at Ft Lewis and going home.

 

Hall-Scott?

 

Very possible, Hall Scott was a big name back in those days.

I have a friend who would know the answer though….

 

I didn't get a chance to look under the hood. I wish the owner was standing right there. I know they had the 707 gas and the 711 diesel, which were actually the same cubes but the 711 was diesel. And a bunch of odd ball smaller engines that's as rare as hens teeth now.

 

This wakes me up quicker than coffee.