The first time I did anything to an engine or first time I had even seen the inside of an engine that would have been 65 years ago we had a lawn mower engine that was using so much oil it would no longer run. Dad took it to garage and they said it was not worth fixing so he brought it home in a box. I decide to see if I could figure out how things went together. Got it figured out and saw the rings were all in alignment with the gap, equalized the gaps and got it together, just put the old gasket in to see if I could get it together. Got together and decident to see if it would crank. did so put a little gas and oil in and suprise it started. Quit using oil and used for several years and sold at consignment auction. Remember I had never seen a gasket befor and did not know what tourk was. Used that mower for probably 10 years without any problems before selling it and it started and ran at the auction. So seeing if I could just figuar out how it went together and knowing nothing it ran on the old head gasket for years. Dad had bought a replacement mower before I tried to learn how an engine went together. Figured it could go in junk either way, suprised me when it started. Years later had a 1985 Caravan and could not keep several new head gaskets in it. Different mechanics and head even planed.
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