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Gala WMJR 40th Anniversary Celebration Borgs’ Cabin In Midway September 9
Can you believe it—our as always brats, burgers and All in all it was truly a night humble club has been func- hot dogs. to remember. tioning quite nicely, thank you, for forty Others at- years! tending were Bud That wonderful and Betty anniversary was Merritt, celebrated at the Mike and Borgs’ cabin in Susan Ca- Midway on Sep- dy (Tess tember 9. stayed home), Jer- Mementos in the ry Gill and form of a set of 6 Denise engraved pub Cummins, glasses were dis- John and tributed to at- Liz Green, tendees (if you Marvin and haven’t received Connie yours, contact me or Ken Highlight of the evening May, and Your Obedient Borg). was a reunion and group Scribe, Gary Lindstrom. photo of all founders on As usual Chef Extraordinaire hand—the Allreds, the Everyone agreed to reprise Duane Allred presided over Borgs, the Jennings, and the the event in forty years. the BBQ and turned out tasty Aagaards.
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Photos from the 40th Anniversary BBQ Page 3 Halloween Party Friday October 28 At Klekas’ Home Hear Ye, Hear Ye —- Lest you the annual wonder if WMJR Hal- any coordi- loween Party nation on will be 6pm dishes will Friday Octo- be attempt- ber 8. ed, rest as- sured that The venue we are again will change relying on this year the Greek from the Jen- goddess Ser- nings party endipity to room to the coordinate, fabulous meaning an- home of Jim ything will and Hermi- be fine and one Klekas at 1471 Ambas- sador Way in Salt Lake City.
As is custom- ary, please wear the goofiest hat or cap you can find as a costume.
Another change this year will be that Jim will be preparing At- appreciated. the main course, his For inspiration, here are a famous Greek chicken reci- tendees are invited to bring few photos of this event in pe. an appetizer, salad or des- years past. sert. Page 4
Christmas Party Set Dues For 2017 Now Being Accepted
Duane and LeAnn Allred the November newsletter, has suggested that the event were tasked by El not be clouded Presidente Jerry Gill by the grubby with finding a suita- business of col- ble venue for our lection 2017 Christmas party. dues. They obliged by booking a room at Instead, he urges the Old Spaghetti members to ban- Factory in Trolley ish forgetfulness Square, 500-600 (at least in this South and 600-700 East in but please mark you calen- matter) by sending a check Salt Lake City. dar now. for $50 to him payable to WMJR to him at P.O. Box Details will be specified in Our Treasurer John Green 648, Farmington, UT 84025. Page 5 How To Resurrect A Car—Part 2 —Gary Lindstrom Gather ‘round boys and girls as Assuming the crank turns, con- we continue the saga of how to Remove all the spark plugs be- nect to the fuel pump an external breathe life into a neglected vehi- ing careful not to let surrounding fuel source e.g. to a can, filled cle. dirt, rust and grease fall into with ideally ethanol-free fuel. A their mounting holes. Inject 2 few feet of rubber fuel hose The September newsletter dis- tablespoons of light oil (3-in-1, should work fine. cussed Why and How to do this in 30 weight engine oil etc.) in each general terms. Now it’s time to cylinder. Stuff rags in the spark Connect an external battery or get to work. plug holes to keep out new dirt, jump start pack. and let the engine sit overnight. - - - - If the fuel pump is electric, fire it up OK let's get down to using a direct business. Let's as- jumper to the bat- sume the car ran tery and look for when parked and has fuel carb leaks. been in covered stor- Fix any that show age for years or dec- up. (Existing fuel ades. lines, filter and tank are guilty un- Stage 1: Get Ac- til proven inno- cess cent, and will be dealt with later.) The first step, silly as it sounds, is to get If pump fails to access to the car. By work, rig a univer- this I mean clear off sal electric unit, all debris piled on it and open at sold at all auto parts stores. least 2 feet of working space on With the rags still in the holes all sides. You job is going to be disconnect the battery and test Replace and tighten the spark hard enough without reaching, whether the crankshaft will turn, plugs, ideally with new ones, but straining, and pulling muscles. either by a manual crank handle, if the old ones are used clean pulling on the fan belt, putting a them thoroughly. In either case The next step, again silly as it socket and breaker bar on the set the gaps. sounds, is get a significantly sized crank pulley nut, or putting the fire extinguisher and place it close car in top gear and trying to push Put the gearbox in neutral. at hand. You need to assume the it forward. worst, especially in terms of the Top up the coolant, and look for flammability of old fuel and If all else fails you can see if the leaks, especially freeze plugs. grease. DON'T SKIP THIS starter engages and turns the en- Distilled water can be used, but if STEP! gine using an external battery. If you use it remember to replace it the engine is frozen there's a fair with antifreeze before winter. If Now, if possible, fill the tires with chance that can only be reme- some leaks appear you can deal air and roll the car out of the gar- died by a rebuild. with them later unless they are age/shop/coop. Do the next stages gushing. in situ only if absolutely neces- (Brave souls can remove the sary. head and gently apply a mallet to Drain the engine oil level and re- the pistons, but that involves Stage 2: Get The Engine Running bravery above my pay grade.) —cont’d on p. 6 Page 6 How To Resurrect A Car, Part 2 — cont’d from p. 5 fill; any fresh oil is better than old getting fuel, e.g. by inspecting starting fluid in the carb air in- oil of unknown vintage. Replace the float bowls on SU's. takes. If you get coughs but the the oil filter, or clean by soaking engine won't start, try loosening in solvent if it is an old style felt 2) Spark: connect power to the the distributor timing bolt and type. If it is a screw on type prime coil (SW if positive ground, CB twisting it gradually in both direc- by filling it with fresh engine oil; if negative) and the other termi- tions to see if its proclivity to start if it is a felt type fill its cannister nal to the distributor points. Pull increases. halfway with oil before rein- the coil high tension cable from stalling. the distributor and (using insu- Alternatively you can set the tim- lated pliers!) hold it near the ing statically if you can find the Tighten the fan belt, for the bene- block while cranking. A crisp timing mark on the flywheel or fit of the water pump, not the gen- spark at least 1/4" long should crankshaft damper and rotate the erator. If the water pump or gen- appear. crank to align the mark with the erator is frozen remove the fan indicator n the crank case or bell belt (though this will mean you 3) Air: when in doubt temporari- housing. will be able to run the engine only ly remove the air cleaners, which for very short periods until this may be clogged. If not all this fails, seek profes- problem is fixed). sional help. 4) Compression: unless you for- Attempt to start the engine. If it got to reinstall the spark plugs, Stop immediately doesn't start, remember that igni- it's highly doubtful that there if ugly noises, e.g. thumping, tion requires 4 things: fuel, should be inadequate compres- are heard properly timed spark, air, and sion, at least to start. compression. If the car does not start, try using [To Be Continued] 1) Fuel: make sure the carbs are
Event Calendar
Friday, October 28 Hallowe’en Party Jim and Hermione Klekas, [email protected], 801-9971-6060 See article on p. 3
Thursday, December 8 Christmas Party Old Spaghetti Factory, Trolley Square Duane and LeAnn Allred, 801-856-2251 See article on p. 4 Page 7 Page 8
Club Officers President Jerry Gill, 801-272-7274 [email protected]
Vice President Jim Klekas, 801-971-6060 [email protected]
Past President Duane Allred 801-943-9253
Secretary / Treasurer John Green, voice or text 801-451-5776 [email protected]
Activities Committee Susan Cady voice 801-731-1599, text 801-791-9378 [email protected] Kay Jennings 801-274-2671 [email protected]
Newsletter Publisher / Webmaster Gary Lindstrom, voice or text 801-554-3823 [email protected]
From New York Town To Pumpkin Holler It’s Half A Pound For Half A Dollar —Burma Shave, 1932