[Joeaksa]

Grady,

Grew up in Mexico as a kid. 4 fun filled years in San Miguel.

Driving back to Texas one year our '61 Chevy blew a head gasket. No spares anywhere. Mexican shadetree mechanic told my Mother to come back in a few hours, that the car would be fixed. We did, car was ready and we continued our trip. We finally sold that car 5-6 years later with that repaired head gasket still in place and still working.

The mechanic had no parts to repair the engine, but he was re-doing his floor that week. He hand cut a head gasked out of linolium, bolted it on and away we went. Compression? Who knows how much it was down on the other side but it ran and ran well. Would have loved to see the look on whoever ever pulled that head off and tried to figure out what was going on!

They are a lot like the Cubans in that they make due with whatever they have at hand to keep the car going. Nothing wrong at all with yellow wire in my house as long as it gets you home. Wish you luck with the wiring! Been there done that with old Viscount airplanes... that was a nightmare, hope the 911 is easier!

JoeA