In appreciation of Never-Seez – 67Vette continued
Chaz's garage space
Never-Seez is the third pillar of the mechanics Trinity. A Bigger Hammer (Father), Duct Tape (Son), and Never-Seez (Holy Ghost). The bigger hammer breaks what’s stuck, duct tape fixes what’s broke, and Never-Seez (a waterproof, non-hardening, rust inhibiting lubricant) insures you never do that again.
Car manufacturers would never use Never-Seez. It would raise the cost of a new car and reduce the cost of repairs – a no brainier for them. But for those of us who like to work on our own cars, we would never reassemble a repair without the liberal use of Never-Seez on every fastener we lay a wrench to. Have you ever tried to change your own flat tire and discovered that even when you stand on the lug wrench it won’t come loose? Yep, no Never-Seez. OK, you don’t like to fool with your own car. Have you ever assembled your kid’s swing set and then had to use a hacksaw to disassemble it when they left for college? Yep, no Never-Seez.
There have been books written about bigger hammers and duct tape, but not to my knowledge about Never-Seez. Well ok, maybe you have never browsed that section of Amazon.com, but trust me this is a significant gap. Remind me of this thought when the Vette is finished, but meanwhile don’t tell Henry Petroski – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Petroski .
So where does this thought train take us with the Corvette?
My first step in starting the Corvette is to make sure it will turn over. Since it hasn’t run in more than 10 years, it’s likely that the pistons may be a bit frozen in place. So, I am treating the engine with another automotive wonder drug,WD40. I plan on a liberal soaking of the cylinder walls with WD40, while I attend to other items in the fuel and ignition system. Yesterday I removed the spark plugs for the WD40 treatment. Now I know you have all been waiting for this, but NO SKINNED KNUCKLES! Never-Seez certainly did the job on those spark plugs. Bigger Hammer, Duct Tape, Never-Seez, Amen.
No engine compartment is ugly, but this comes close. But cosmetics come later
