When I was in high school I got an old Arctic Cat with a Sachs rotary that was stuck solid. I tore it down, cleaned up what I could, replaced some unusable parts. Had more apex seals and tip seals that should have been replaced, but parts and money were scarce. I put it back together with the best of what was left. And it ran when I was done. As you said, It was for fun. And it occupied some idle time that could have been spent in less constructive ways. When I build an engine for a customer and have to stand behind my work, it's going to be as close to perfect as possible. The last v6 I built had a $17,000 bill so it had better be done right. But I also stuck an old 283 together for myself that should have been bored because it had about a 1/16 inch ridge. I threw in some new rings and bearings back in about 1998. I haven't driven it in about 10 years but it was running just fine when I quit driving the pickup. Not every situation calls for perfection!
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Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
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