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Engine fires up after careful tightening, checks and adjustments

Original: A whole bunch of nuts and bolts tightened down, many checks, some adjustments and then filling various fluids. Engine fi

A workshop overhaul reached its test stage: after tightening nuts and bolts, running numerous checks and making adjustments, fluids were filled and the engine fired up successfully. Some fine-tuning was needed afterwards, including idle adjustment to stop the clutch from ringing, and the blade guides had been so badly misaligned they were sparking and had to be corrected.

Why now: Readers follow hands-on mechanical restoration work and the satisfying moment a rebuilt engine finally runs.

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