In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 132 Emergency Repair of Eleven Dongfeng 140
After everyone finished breakfast, they went outside, and Yu Dawei found a crowbar in the pickup truck.

He jumped onto the pickup truck, grabbed a crowbar, reached into the wooden crate at the back of the truck, pried open the top cover, and then took out the cylinder liner piston for a closer look.

When Yu Dawei held the piston in his hand, a close inspection revealed fine lines on it. However, these lines were so fine that they were not easily visible. But if you touched it, you could still feel them clearly. This is one of the standards for judging the quality of parts.

After observing it for a while, Yu Dawei picked it up and down with his hands, carefully feeling the weight in his hands.

Having repaired cars for so many years in his past life, including many Dongfeng models, he could roughly gauge the weight of an engine, including the pistons and connecting rods, just by lifting it a couple of times.

After checking one, it wasn't over yet. In order not to affect the repair process, Yu Dawei specially opened all the boxes and checked each piston in the entire set of pistons inside the boxes.

Tang Xiong, who runs an auto parts store in Qiqihar, was terrified. If his older brother had brought these goods over, he wondered if they might have been adulterated with something else.

Fortunately, I brought the goods myself today.

"Third Uncle, the parts are all in good condition, we can be ready to repair them anytime." Yu Dawei closed the lids of all the wooden crates and jumped off the pickup truck.

"Okay. Drive the car over there, and we'll settle the payment for you." Third Uncle looked at Boss Tang Xiong and nodded in approval. "If we need any parts in Qiqihar in the future, we'll contact you again. Let's go."

Third Uncle took out the keys, sat in the driver's seat of the SUV, and drove away with Yu Dawei.

"Let's go, Boss Tang, you've really struck gold this time. My third brother is very honorable in the underworld; he never buys things on credit." Baldy nudged Tang Xiong with his shoulder before sitting in the back of the pickup truck.

Boss Tang Xiong wore an embarrassed smile, but inside he was overjoyed. Cash was great! After deducting the cost of gas on the road, he could make a lot of money!
"Manager Qi, I really have to thank you this time. Without you, we wouldn't have closed this deal. I'll treat you to drinks when I come to Qi City again sometime." Tang Xiong leaned close to Qi Daduzi, unable to hide his excitement.

"It has nothing to do with me. It's mainly because you've been working diligently in the store. If you didn't live in the store, this business deal would have been out of your reach." Qi Dadu smiled politely, turned around and got into the passenger seat of the pickup truck. He still needed to give Tang Xiong directions later.

Tang Xiong looked even more embarrassed. Qi Dadu didn't know that the reason he slept in the shop last night was mainly because he had quarreled with his wife.

He had nowhere else to sleep, so he went to the shop to spend the night.

"Damn it, this wretched woman is no good at anything, but the only thing she does is bring me money!" Tang Xiong shook his head bitterly, got into the pickup truck with his men, and then drove off.

Soon, the group returned to the convoy.

The first thing Yu Dawei did after getting off the truck was to dismantle it.

Compared to yesterday, everyone helped with the dismantling work today, so it was much easier.

After the bad apples were caught, Third Uncle, Fourth Baldy, Big Belly Qi, and Crazy each led a few people to start disassembling the engine. Yu Dawei did the same, leading several drivers from the convoy to get to work quickly.

Everyone knows that the longer the car repair takes, the greater the losses will be later, and there may even be no chance to cooperate again in the future.

Only when the third brother has something to eat can they have some soup to drink, and everyone works very hard at this moment.

However, since everyone was a beginner, they inevitably encountered difficulties during disassembly.

Yu Dawei would only put down his work to help when they couldn't dismantle the machine or when they needed to lift the engine, and he would also direct the next part of the dismantling process.

Tang Xiong and his group unloaded the parts into the repair shop's yard. They glanced at the dump truck parked by the roadside. Even though they knew these vehicles were broken, they still found it quite a sight to behold.

After all, this situation is extremely rare.

"Here's the money, that's all." After giving Tang Xiong the money, Qi Daduzi led him into the house and saw him off.

Before leaving, Tang Xiong made sure to give Qi Dadu's phone number. After exchanging polite pleasantries, he took some money from a wad of cash and stuffed it into Qi's pocket before turning to leave.

He originally wanted to leave Yu Dawei's contact information, but when he thought of the silent Boss Hou, he finally gave up the idea.

Tang Xiong and his men drove away in a pickup truck without attracting anyone's attention. At this moment, everyone's attention was completely focused on disassembling the engine.

It's worth mentioning that the repair shop has now been rented by my third uncle, and the owner of the repair shop went home to rest yesterday after receiving the money.

Yu Dawei glanced at Qi Dadu's envious eyes and guessed that his third uncle must have given the repair shop owner a lot of money.

As for the skinny monkey, Yu Dawei hadn't seen him since he arrived, and he didn't ask him anything, just silently doing what he was supposed to do.

The addition of a large group of people greatly accelerated the entire repair process.

Moreover, under Yu Dawei's constant command, the team spent the morning dismantling five engines. Including the two engines dismantled yesterday, there are a total of seven engines. Currently, there are still four Dongfeng 140 engines that have not been moved.

Yu Dawei suggested to his third uncle that he take Qi Dadu and the others to disassemble the five engines that had been hoisted down first. After that, the other four engines could be hoisted out as well, which would greatly improve the efficiency of the repair.

If there were still time, Yu Dawei could even install an engine first.

The third uncle shared the same idea as Yu Dawei, also thinking that Dawei should first disassemble the other engines that had just been lifted off the ground to speed up the repair process.

The remaining four engines inside the vehicle were easily removed by Uncle San and his group. They then clearly divided the work again, with Yu Dawei using an air pump to quickly disassemble the five engines in front of them. No one took a lunch break; after eating, they continued working diligently.

At this moment, Yu Dawei had to admire Qi Daduzi and Si Tuzi. These two were really hardworking. They hadn't slept for two nights in a row and could still persevere. They were simply warriors!
Besides these two, there was also my third uncle. He probably hadn't slept much these past few nights either, because when he ate lunch, his face was almost pressed against the lunchbox.

However, whenever he gets to work, my third uncle is particularly energetic. He disassembles things at lightning speed, and his hands are incredibly nimble. It even seems like he has inexhaustible energy.

Yu Dawei remembers several guys who work like their lives depend on it, and each one of them is a ruthless individual.

Time flies, and another afternoon has passed. Today marks the third day since the car broke down.

Yu Dawei has disassembled four of the five engines on his side. The speed is not slow at all. It is also thanks to the help of four or five people next to him that he can achieve this speed.

In addition, after Yu Dawei disassembled two engines before, he became more and more familiar with the disassembly of Dongfeng engines and knew all the parts inside like the back of his hand.

"How are these? Can the engines be repaired and still be used?" Third Uncle jumped out of the car and came to Yu Dawei's side.

"Fortunately, these engines are in similar condition to the first two, and the one in the middle is even in significantly better condition than the others. However, they all have a lot of carbon buildup, so cleaning them may take some effort. But it's already very good, Third Uncle." After explaining, Yu Dawei didn't forget to indirectly comfort his Third Uncle.

Upon hearing this, Uncle San was indeed much more relieved. He nodded silently and turned back to continue dismantling the Dongfeng 140.

Everyone worked until it got dark and they could no longer see before they stopped.

The last four engines weren't finished; only one was missing. Yu Dawei managed to disassemble the fifth engine, though.

This is the most severely damaged one we've disassembled so far. The entire piston surface is covered in carbon deposits, and it looks like it's stuck in there; no matter how hard we hammer it, we can't get it to move.

Later, Yu Dawei found an alcohol torch and used it to heat the surface of the cylinder while repeatedly striking it. This was how he managed to remove the broken piston, a very difficult process.

Now there are only four engines left that haven't been opened and checked.

However, Yu Dawei guessed that the situation couldn't be too bad. Judging from the current state of disassembling most engines, it would be at most like the fifth engine he had disassembled today.

Generally speaking, cylinder liners, piston rods, and other similar components can't be omitted, but some smaller parts can definitely save some money.

That evening, Yu Dawei and his third uncle reviewed the repair process again, constantly calculating the costs. In the end, they roughly calculated that they could save at least one-third of the cost of spare parts.

The remaining parts can be returned later.

After resting for a night, the group disassembled the last four engines the next day, and as Yu Dawei had expected, they were all damaged to a similar degree.

He didn't dare delay and led his men to clean up the accumulated carbon, preparing for repairs.

The first step is to smash out the original cylinder liners from the engine and replace them with new ones. Yu Dawei didn't do this during the disassembly process, but now he's taking care of it all at once.

The main challenge is dealing with the carbon buildup on various parts of the machine. The solidified black carbon deposits need to be carefully scraped off with a shovel, then the residue needs to be meticulously cleaned with a wire brush, and finally all areas with carbon buildup need to be cleaned with diesel fuel.

Yu Dawei really couldn't get used to diesel fuel. It doesn't evaporate, and his hands always felt damp and slightly tingly.

Unfortunately, there are no gas stations nearby, so getting some gasoline to clean it up is quite a challenge.

He's racing against time right now, and he's not a fussy person. It's not that diesel can't be used to clean parts, it's just that he has to clean them several times to avoid any residue.

The others followed Yu Dawei's example, cleaning all the usable parts of the engine again and again.

Yu Dawei did not go back to town to sleep last night, but insisted on staying at the hotel so that he could have more time to focus on the repairs.

Although both Uncle San and Qi Dadu offered their advice, Yu Dawei is now the backbone of the team, so it's only right that he gets better treatment.

Third Uncle knew how important Yu Dawei was to them, so he didn't want to use kinship to bind them, but instead gave him the treatment a master repairman deserved.

Yu Dawei still chose to refuse. He understood his third uncle's intentions, but putting himself in his uncle's shoes, he felt he should do more for his third and second uncles.

Hou Wanshan saw all of this without saying a word.

After a night's rest, Third Uncle, Big Belly Qi, Baldy Si, and the others were noticeably more energetic.

Later, Yu Dawei didn't stand on ceremony with Qi Dadu and directly asked him to drive to the city again to buy a few more cans of good engine oil. He even mentioned a few well-known engine oil brands from 93.

Brands like Total and Corsair, or at the very least, Castrol, which has recently been released, or Mobil.

When Yu Dawei visited Boss Liang's parts store before, he specifically mentioned these two brands to him, boasting that they were both newly arrived in the store.

Third Uncle seemed to have developed a particular attachment to engine oil, and specifically instructed Qi Dadu to continue repairing cars with Yu Dawei, while he himself drove to the city to fetch engine oil.

(End of this chapter)