mrtask
Well-Known Member
Over on the FB P6 club page a fellow asked what the knob marked 'PET RES' was for. Amongst the replies was a great anecdote. I hope the gentleman won't mind me posting it on here, because I thought it might make some of you chuckle.
"It's not obvious. As an Apprentice I got a free weekend in New York as a customer thought that was a place to hang her friends handbag on. Hers was on the choke!"
I pressed the gentleman for more info, and he elaborated;
"As a 19 year old with a passport (!) I was told to report to the British Commissioners residence in New York, as his wife's new Rover was only doing 9 MPG! After checking what I could (all good!) I allowed the vehicle to cool down. I then asked the Comms. wife to drive me on a short drive. That's when I found about the choke problem! I then asked why she didn't use the petrol reserve and was told that was for her daughter or friends . The next plane back was in three days. GREAT TRIP!"
"It's not obvious. As an Apprentice I got a free weekend in New York as a customer thought that was a place to hang her friends handbag on. Hers was on the choke!"
I pressed the gentleman for more info, and he elaborated;
"As a 19 year old with a passport (!) I was told to report to the British Commissioners residence in New York, as his wife's new Rover was only doing 9 MPG! After checking what I could (all good!) I allowed the vehicle to cool down. I then asked the Comms. wife to drive me on a short drive. That's when I found about the choke problem! I then asked why she didn't use the petrol reserve and was told that was for her daughter or friends . The next plane back was in three days. GREAT TRIP!"