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jlaird

jlaird

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out in the garage, puting together an engine, transmission, brakes, carbs or what ever I can not help but think.

Wonder if this thing is going to work when I turn the key or step on the brakes or what ever. How can anyone ever put so many little parts together and expect anything to work?

Oil will run on the floor, brake fluid will spirt on the walls, fuel will run out the door. The engine will be 180 out, the clutch will be stuck, coolent will run after the fuel.

This will be if I am lucky.

Gota quit thinking. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nonono.gif
 
C'mon, Jack. You aren't exactly assembling a Saturn V here. As careful and thorough as you've been, I don't forsee any problems when it comes to the finished product. There are bound to be a few glitches along the way, but remember, even new they had a teething period they went through.
Buck up, mate!
Jeff
 
Jack

I say one minor thing that is easily fixable. Mine was overflowing float bowls.

Patrick
 
And now for the good news. I have not yet put one mark on the paint.

Today was a bit slow, did get some star washers from ACE for instlation of the brake hoses. hehe.

Was a few things to do but I didn't do them, waiting on three parts to button up the suspension and brakes both ends. Guess I won't see them tommorow either. Well maybe fri or sat and the weather is supose to be 70ish those days as well.
 
180 out. I just crank it over after a rebuild and every time it's 180 out. I now have a spare dizzy that is puposly assembled 180 out so it's an easy fix during initial start up.
It's like plugs on tools these days, you get a 50-50 shot at putting them in the outlet right and 99% of the time, you have it backwards. So thank goodness for an angle grinder so I can *fix* all those wrong way plugs on all my tools /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
You'll do just fine, Jack. I'm sure there will be something, but she'll drive again. You're careful, and Miss Agatha is a straight-forward bit of engineering.
 
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