David Cox from Our Off The Grid Home, is all cynicism and wit. He often sums up the Western zeitgeist in offbeat and entertaining ways. And because I am too lazy to write my own post, David has succumbed to my charms and has agreed to let me share his thoughts on engines, the times (political and economics), and other fun stuff.
Thanks Dave. Check him out.
Let us start with the inanimate objects – like engines. Damn them!
I mean; I LIKE engines, I really do. Power. Work made easy and all that but…the damn things ‘act up’. In and of itself an engine that acts up is to be expected but lately every engine in our lives is getting out of sorts.
My trusty little Honda 2000eu has crapped out after almost ten years of very dependable and hardy work. And that little sucker ran perfectly even after being run over by a road grader!
My ‘pretty new’ Yamaha 50 is beeping when the key turns on…diagnosis to follow. Sal’s little Suzuki had carburetor problems until I stripped it down, cleaned it in a sonic cleaner and reduced the problem down to the idle jet that I THEN over-reamed and made too big. Gotta replace that mistake. Someday.
I gave a small truck (1992 Chevy…
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