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Rebuilding a 70-year Old Engine [a Bit of the Physical World]

By Bbenzon @bbenzon

I bought an UNUSED 70-year old ROLLS-ROYCE crate engine! How bad could it be?
Pacific Northwest Hillbilly

0:00 unload and unbox
11:08 getting engine unstuck
32:17 lubrication
54:54 electrical stuff
1:01:31 starter
1:12:35 priming oil and spark
1:17:56 carburetor
1:23:56 finishing touches
1:28:59 start attempt
1:35:43 end

I didn't watch the whole thing. Rather, I skipped around until I got to the end. Probably watched, say, 45 minutes worth. I wonder when we'll have a robot capable of doing this kind of work.You might want to waltz over to YouTube and look at some of the comments.


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