Now you will understand why a good engineer
wears out more rags than wrenches, while a poor one wears out more
wrenches than rags. Never bother an engine until it bothers you. If
you do, you will make lots of grief for yourself.
I have mentioned the bad habits of a poor engineer so that you may avoid
them. If you carefully avoid all the bad habits connected with the
running of an engine, you will be certain to fall into good habits and
will become a good engineer.
TINKERING ENGINEERS
After carelessness, meddling with an engine comes next in the list of
bad habits. The tinkering engineer never knows whether his engine is in
good shape or not, and the chances are that if he should get it in good
shape he would not know enough to let it alone. If anything does
actually get wrong with your engine, do not be afraid to take hold of
it, for something must be done, and you are the one to do it, but before
you do anything be certain that you know what is wrong. For instance,
should the valve become disarranged on the valve stem or in any other
way, do not try to remedy the trouble by changing the eccentric, or if
the eccentric slips do not go to the valve to mend the trouble.
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