Posted by Paul Cook in Kempner, Texas [76.0.111.193] on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 13:44:26 :
In Reply to: Shout out to San Jose Generator posted by scott 56 [24.130.234.60] on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 10:23:46 :
I'm far from being one of the "really, really old" (My grandson's words) guys on these Forums. Okay, so I learned to drive a "sedan delivery" that had mechanical brakes. Part of learning to drive included learning to adjust mechanical brakes before moving up to hydraulic brakes. Cars with hydraulic brakes had left hand threads on the left side lug bolts. Vacuum wipers worked fine since most cars had dual-action fuel pumps.
All those "old school" vehicles were built using "old school" methods with "old school" manufacturing equipment. The one great quality of "old school" was that everything was rebuildable. Being rebuildable required more maintenance. How many of you look forward to spending hours doing simple routine maintenance that does not change the appearance of your “rides”? No zing - no bling!
An even more important question is, “With whom have you shared your maintenance time?” Most of my “old school” knowledge was the result of helping my father do maintenance and repairs to keep his old truck ready for him to go to work and put some bread on the table. This was not a chore. It was me learning things that I can still use every day. It was fun then and it is fun now.
Take your old generator in. Watch and learn how the “old school” mechanic (NOT A TECHNICIAN) gives it a new life. Ask questions. You’ll be surprised to find that most of these mechanics will be happy to answer them.
It’s up to you to keep this knowledge alive. Who knows? You might be the “go to” guy for rebuilding a generator for one of us.
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