Many good answers here. Same size helical vs. straight gears, the helical gear is stronger. It has a larger surface area per “tooth” Than a straight gear from just being cut on an axis, and it distributes the load more than a straight cut gear. The example I always think of is the Panther tank from WW II and the…

No. That piston did not run. He just filled the cylinder with cement after removing the piston. Look at the head, no signs of combustion. Why someone would do this is sort of beyond me unless the wrist pin or something went, and this was the cheapest way of not fixing the engine.

Interesting. Newborns just fall asleep. I don’t think either of our boys when newborn were put to bed awake because they were only in their crib because they fell asleep.

That surprised me too how little he used to do it. I have been going way to heavy in the air cleaner of my tractor!

I had no idea. Hilarious to me.

I know. I have been trying to edit this comment and thanks to Kinja ... it won’t let me!

Detonating tires with ether is a thing? That is something people do? The things I learn from Russians. Sadly, I will probably remember and do this at some point.

I know that this is anathema, but when I think JEEP, I think of the grand wagoneer first. They are wildly unique vehicles, as you now know, and that steering play and completely slushy stopping ... pretty much came that way from the factory I think. When I was a kid, friends had these, and they would get you around…

First of all, that is the first duty of the internet, to wildly speculate about things people know nothing about. Second ... did you see all the question marks? Those are not speculations. They are all questions. I was just curious. Jeez, take a stress tab buddy.

I know that I had no idea what UK law is. The question was answered long ago. Also what you wrote is meaningless ... completely.

Thanks. I was wondering.

Does this home have a driveway or garage? I doubt it knowing English towns, but I have never owned a car in the UK, and I don’t know if a track car has to have insurance. Parked on the street it probably doesn’t matter, but I have no idea what the rules are for parking a track car in the UK. Can it be on the street in…

What if it is a track only car?

We can not. The proper term would be “correct wrenches”.

True. He might have been talking about specialty tools. I hadn’t thought about that. Thanks.

I can’t believe that this guy set out on this journey without a full set of SAE wrenches. That is nuts.

That is actually a law, and I wish more people knew it. Four way stops work better when people use the guy on the right has right of way rule. By the way, there is a pretty good car museum on Boyertown. I am hoping to go up this Spring and see it. Motorcycled by it last Summer, but it was outside of opening hours.

I almost lost my license at one point for being caught going 65 in a 55 about 11 times. The cop who reviewed my record to see if they should pull my license told me that I had the longest and most innocuous driving record he had ever seen. He asked what the deal was, and I told him that I used to shave the side of my…

I hear you. Having five cars of my own to store, and apparently my wife drives something too, looking at houses was more difficult than for normies. Fortunately, my realtor was a car guy with a barn so he understood the need. In the end, there was a common acquaintance who was nearing the end of his life and put his…

I was so sorry this failed as a marketing project in India. They really need it. The number of kids I saw riding on the hadlebars of their father’s motorbikes with their school books on their knees, siblings on the seat made this an important product. I hope it made some kids safer at least.