mhavanti
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One last thing, as a machine owner / operator, the dirty machines are usually not the ones that end up being bored out because they were worn out due to dirty air filters, washed down cylinders causing the cylinder walls to become scored so deeply that there isn't enough material left behind after a boring bar has had its way with them.
Usually the only engines that come into a shop for a major overhaul are those that are taken care of for ice cream season upon ice cream season. If for some reason the person decides to bring in their car, truck, tractor, mower or Kenworth before they remove the engine. You'll usually see a meticulously clean motorized equipment. They loved the quality of their engines and want them to continue their ownership and utilization because the equipment was as faithful to them as they were to the maintenance.
When we do see these engines, they are worn completely out, not just an engine that needed gaskets replaced or valve adjustments, timing gears, etc.
If someone inherits a mower that has been operated and never maintained, they may or may not want to have the engine refreshed because of sentimental reasons more than cost or value of service to the repairs.
From a shop that has built 4000 plus horsepower engines for nationally known drag and circle track cars, cleanliness is next to Godliness. Mas horsepower, mas torque, mas acceleration, mas fuel mileage, well haties, more lifespan plain and simple.
Weigh your cost to your life expectancy and it may change your mind on whether you clean or replace your filters. You may even compare these things to what you're doing to your bodies. It is much the same.
Good luck to one and all.
Usually the only engines that come into a shop for a major overhaul are those that are taken care of for ice cream season upon ice cream season. If for some reason the person decides to bring in their car, truck, tractor, mower or Kenworth before they remove the engine. You'll usually see a meticulously clean motorized equipment. They loved the quality of their engines and want them to continue their ownership and utilization because the equipment was as faithful to them as they were to the maintenance.
When we do see these engines, they are worn completely out, not just an engine that needed gaskets replaced or valve adjustments, timing gears, etc.
If someone inherits a mower that has been operated and never maintained, they may or may not want to have the engine refreshed because of sentimental reasons more than cost or value of service to the repairs.
From a shop that has built 4000 plus horsepower engines for nationally known drag and circle track cars, cleanliness is next to Godliness. Mas horsepower, mas torque, mas acceleration, mas fuel mileage, well haties, more lifespan plain and simple.
Weigh your cost to your life expectancy and it may change your mind on whether you clean or replace your filters. You may even compare these things to what you're doing to your bodies. It is much the same.
Good luck to one and all.
