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Re: Another view Posted by KenManiac [Email] (#392) [Profile/Gallery] (more from KenManiac) on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:09:42 In Reply to: Re: Another view, GPost, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:11:59 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I was visiting a mechanic friend a few years ago, he was working on an old (58) alfa that he had done some work on.
this guy does the absolute best work i've ever seen done on cars. he builds winning race cars using old british parts. he has an amazing touch with metal fabrication. his knowledge is encyclopedic, his talents beyond mere mortals.
after listening to the car chuffing when he was trying to start it, i noticed the carbs puffing air. out, not in.
after i asked abut what i thought i saw, he looked again; 2 minutes later the car was happily spitting squirrel nuts out the exhaust.
the engine was timed to run the wrong way. both cam timing marks were right on the marks, but in the wrong order. 2 marks on the crank, 2 cams. what did murphy say?
a few minutes later, his wife (my ex girlfriend) showed up early, and i had to go.
even the best do stupid bonehead things. oh gee, must be human.
see if you can get a mechanically adept friend to look at it with you. i imagine you have human tendencies like the rest of us.
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