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Rooted in reverence for the lifecycle of systems and the wisdom of entropy, Rust Nation LLC offers a powerful and holistic approach to property and infrastructure stewardship.

Yeeeeaaah, about that! šŸ¤·
06/22/2024

Yeeeeaaah, about that! šŸ¤·

Gotta love those Bluetooth jack stands! šŸ˜³šŸ¤£
06/22/2024

Gotta love those Bluetooth jack stands! šŸ˜³šŸ¤£

Trouble-shooting a problem motor takes a lot of trial and error, and an extreme amount of patience!Often you canā€™t see t...
06/05/2024

Trouble-shooting a problem motor takes a lot of trial and error, and an extreme amount of patience!

Often you canā€™t see the problem until youā€™ve pulled back far enough to look at the bigger pictureā€¦

Iā€™ve taken the past couple weeks trying to figure out an extremely problematic motor; an air cooled V-Twin that has been running hot, losing power under load, having massive positive pressure in the crankcase causing blow by up the dip stick tube, as well as gasoline blow by out of the carburetor, and making some crazy noises.

Upon removing the left bank rocker cover I found the intake valve rocker was not seated on the spring but rather, pushed sideways. None of the push rods were bent, but the piston head was badly scored and heavily caked in carbon deposits.

The entire head was burned thick with coked up gasoline, piston rings were distorted and stretched, and nothing was the way it needed to be inside the case.

I honed the cylinders, put new pistons and rings in, cleaned the heads entirely of carbon deposits, ensured the lifters were in good shape, cleaned out the valve tubes and ran the valves with a wire brush.

New head gaskets, new head bolts, all torqued to spec and reassembled.

Test drive the motor and as soon as it comes under load, no power and stalls out!

Tonight Iā€™ve realized my mistakeā€¦

Looking at the bigger picture, listing out all these issues and bringing it all together, I recognize that the one thing I didnā€™t do was check the valve stems were not bent! šŸ¤¦

A bent valve stem will prevent the valve from seating properly, which will cause overheating, poor performance, loss of power, gasoline blow by from the carburetor, positive pressure in the crank case etc etc!

Iā€™m excited to get this sorted, because although mechanical work can be frustrating, it in itself is entirely void of emotionā€¦ it is ultimate cascading logic - ā€œif this, then that!ā€, and Iā€™m not going to allow myself to be beaten by a machine!

I may have dealt with all of the symptoms, but tonight it dawned on me what the root cause of those symptoms, what the ā€œif thisā€¦ā€ is, and thatā€™s a beautiful thing. šŸ¤—

Always ensure you get every last drop of old oil from the carā€¦ šŸ¤£
05/29/2024

Always ensure you get every last drop of old oil from the carā€¦ šŸ¤£

05/20/2024

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Itā€™s a real thingā€¦ šŸ¤·
05/19/2024

Itā€™s a real thingā€¦ šŸ¤·

This winter just gone, something deeply magical unfolded for me, and as Iā€™m only just now recognizing the extent of that...
05/15/2024

This winter just gone, something deeply magical unfolded for me, and as Iā€™m only just now recognizing the extent of that, I want to share it with you. šŸ¤—

Across the winter, I took a journey into the depths of myself. In many respects, I passed through the eye of the needle, and despite what I found in there, I didnā€™t back down!

I faced all of the traumas I found and I kept moving forward; looking at them, cataloging them, making them (and all of my journey in life since accruing them), make sense!

I laughed, I wept, I froze, I danced, I played, I workedā€¦ I completely lived my life to the absolute depth of what was possible.

What I have found is, ultimately, everything Iā€™ve been looking for in this world, and as difficult as it may be, Iā€™ll try and put that into words for you as best I can.

Firstly, I found Myself.

Such a statement means different things for different people, but for me, it now means that no matter where I look or what I look at, I see Myself contained within the essence of it, and it within Me!

Such a connection to the world around me, even without anything else to compliment it, is beyond beautiful! I WANT to care for myself now, not from obligation, but because I see the same things that the world is made of (which I love deeply and want to care for), in me!

Secondly, I have found the outward expression which makes me happiest. I am working towards my degree in Mechanical Engineering Design so that I can build fantastic new machines to help enrich the experience of all beings on this planet.

Thirdly, I donā€™t feel a need to hide, from either myself or anything else. Thereā€™s no pretenses in me, no needing to be anything other than who and what I am. This life Iā€™m living is MY version of the dream, not yours, not my brotherā€™s, not my teacherā€™s, not my motherā€™sā€¦ mine! And it can look however I want it to look in order for me to live a happy and fulfilled life.

Next, me living a happy and fulfilled life means seeing those around me happy and fulfilled.
If I can contribute to that in any way, I will!

Lastly, I feel gratitude for everything. Itā€™s all a lovely dance, and Iā€™m delighted to be on this dance floor called life.

I recognize powerfully that none of this means I donā€™t lose my temper, donā€™t not feel fear, donā€™t get tired or upsetā€¦ I recognize powerfully that it means thatā€™s all a part of the dance and Iā€™m so thrilled to be experiencing all of it.

I chose love this last winter, and that has made all the difference! šŸ’ššŸŒµšŸ”„

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