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

Chapter 207 An unexpected incident occurred during engine repair; were there still screws left after all the assembly was completed?

The next day, Yu Dawei drove his wife and children to Fanfan's repair shop and bought breakfast for six or seven people at a breakfast stall in town.

Repairing cars is hard work. Don't be fooled by the fact that Lao Ji and Fu Zi aren't as strong as you. They have big appetites. Buy them some steamed buns and fried dough sticks so they don't go hungry.

Around seven o'clock, it was just getting light in the Northeast. The closer it got to December 22nd, the longer the night became. Yu Dawei didn't mind. If there was an emergency to repair the car, there was a searchlight installed in front of the small house.

Current searchlights are all ordinary incandescent bulbs. Once LED lights are developed, we'll replace them with those, or even better energy-saving bulbs.

"A-Gui!" Yu Dawei had just gotten out of the car when he saw A-Gui sweeping snow at the door.

The snow fell yesterday, a thin layer. He waved to Xiao Agui: "Hurry up and come inside, it's so cold so early in the morning. Wait until the sun comes out before you sweep."

Yu Dawei carried breakfast, then led A Gui, his wife, and children into the house. He then earnestly introduced them to A Gui: "This woman is my wife, and also your teacher's wife. Her name is Han Jingfan, and the one in her arms is my son, Yu Muyu."

Upon hearing this, A-Gui forced a bright smile to make his face look less stiff.

“Honey, this is Jiang Gui I was talking about. The child is a bit shy, but he didn’t run away when he saw you, which is already very good,” Yu Dawei said.

"Hello, boss lady (sister-in-law)." Axe and Old Ji also came over.

"Thank you for your help, Brother Ji and Axe, while Dawei was away." Han Jingfan smiled at the two of them. "Dawei bought breakfast when he came. Eat it while it's hot."

Han Jingfan had met both of them before. She had met Lao Ji once when Yu Dawei took her for a stroll around the factory when she came, but it was only a brief encounter.

After Fu Zi and Lao Ji thanked him happily, they put the table on the kang (heated brick bed) and began to eat breakfast.

During this time, Han Jingfan chatted with Xiao Agui for a while. It was unclear whether the child was too shy or what, but he just kept his head down and drank his soy milk. When responding, he either nodded or shook his head.

Han Jingfan could see that the other person's face was flushed, which was probably because she was a little shy when she met a stranger.

After everyone had breakfast, they began their work.

Yu Dawei's general plan for today is to repair all the urgent vehicles in the factory before nine o'clock, and postpone the ones that need maintenance and those that are not urgent. After nine o'clock, he can start assembling the road roller.

With Yu Dawei joining in, the group's car repair speed increased dramatically. Soon after, Xiao Agui couldn't resist and put on his old cotton-padded jacket to join in as well.

The cotton-padded coat was an old one that Yu Dawei had worn last year. He had a cotton-padded coat and a military overcoat for repairing cars in winter, and he had been wearing a down jacket outside all winter. Since the cotton-padded coat was just sitting there, he gave it to A Gui. The cotton-padded trousers were new ones he bought in Northeast China. He could wear an outer coat and trousers over the cotton-padded coat and trousers and use them for work.

Perhaps afraid that the engine oil would drip onto his clothes and soak his cotton-padded jacket and trousers, Xiao Agui put on another layer of clothing on top.

Yu Dawei's Fanfan Repair Shop has no shortage of old clothes; the ones who sponsor him are Brother Duan's scrap recycling station.

Old Duan would occasionally see some clothes that were still wearable, and he would pick them out and take them to Yu Dawei so that he could wash and dry them properly and use them when repairing cars.

So, the clothesline on the west side of Yu Dawei's yard was covered with clothes and trousers. Now, in the dead of winter, all the clothes and trousers were frozen solid, like two pieces of cardboard hanging at the ends of the rope.

"Hey, this kid..." Old Ji began to notice something was wrong when Xiao Agui was repairing the car.

At first, Boss Yu asked him to teach the other party how to disassemble a car engine. Lao Ji thought it would be a long teaching process, but after he finished explaining the disassembly points next to the car engine bracket, he turned around and found that the guy had already disassembled most of it.

What's going on? Is it because it's small and easy to disassemble?
Although I knew that A-Gui brought it back from the excavator market, I wondered if his car repair skills were a bit too amazing.

"Stop watching, if you keep watching, he'll take all the screws off the engine by himself." Yu Dawei nudged Lao Ji with his shoulder. "Come on, let's get the tripod over here, we'll lift the engine out in a bit."

The engine of this Xiali has blown, and the four-piece set needs to be replaced. The repair is simple, but the procedure is complicated, at least for Dawei.

Another car has a problem with its transmission. The two cars with the biggest problems right now are listed together, which is also for the convenience of repair.

With Xiao Agui joining in, the repairs were completed even faster. After the engine was removed, Yu Dawei moved it to the shed under the east wall.

The large furnace I welded myself last year is already hot enough to keep my hands warm when disassembling the engine inside.

During the disassembly process, Yu Dawei also discovered some problems with A Gui's repairs, and pointed out some minor issues to his face.

For example, leaving loose screws lying around or throwing away used wrenches will cause significant problems when installing the engine and transmission later if these small issues are not corrected.

At that point, your installation will become a game of finding screws, and when you can actually install it will depend entirely on luck.

There are also some problems, which are not just empty words.

For example, when A-Gui was helping everyone assemble engine parts, he was in a rush and, when he couldn't find the screws, he just continued assembling without a care. He was like a mechanical arm in a factory that only knew how to assemble, completely disregarding the consequences and responsibilities that such assembly would bring. It wasn't until Yu Dawei and the other two had finished assembling the engine that they noticed there were a few extra screws on the ground.

Old Ji didn't have the habit of leaving screws, and Axe was only there to assist him the whole time. Yu Dawei was even less likely to do it, leaving only A Gui, whom Yu Dawei had told him to put the screws away properly.

A-Gui stared blankly at Yu Dawei, completely unaware of what was wrong with what he was doing.

Perhaps in other repair shops, having four or five extra screws after installing an engine wouldn't be a big deal, but Yu Dawei couldn't accept it.

This is also related to his father's upbringing: "Don't harm others!"

Just because of these few screws that weren't installed, a family could be torn apart and even killed!
Yu Dawei would not allow this habit to appear in Agui. He had to make the other party realize his mistake and understand the responsibility that a repairman bears.

So for the rest of the time, he didn't let Xiao Agui fix the car anymore, but let him watch from the side while the three of them disassembled the engine again, reinstalled the screws in their original positions, and reassembled it.

Finally, connect it to the frame, start the car, test it, and then drive the car to the repaired area and park it there.

During this time, Yu Dawei neither blamed Agui nor said a word to him.

After finishing with the urgent repairs on the vehicles in the yard, around 10:30, the three of them sped up their work and continued repairing the road roller in the plastic shed.

Yu Dawei continued to let Agui watch from the side without him having to lift a finger.

He must teach him a profound lesson today, to make him understand just how much responsibility a screw bears, and what the repairmen themselves bear!
If you don't understand this, even if you enter this industry, you will ultimately harm yourself and others.

Repairing a road roller is not as simple as repairing a car. First of all, there is the issue of weight. Many parts are installed, and a crane is needed for final assembly. The large tripod in the factory simply cannot lift such a large machine. Fortunately, there is a crane outside the yard.

The first thing to install is the front and rear steel wheels. The most important part of the steel wheels of a road roller is the eccentric vibration mechanism.

The core component of the eccentric vibration mechanism is the eccentric hammer. Due to the operation of the road roller, the eccentric hammer generates a strong centrifugal force as the steel wheel rotates rapidly. This is the basic principle by which the road roller achieves road compaction.

Eccentric hammers are typically installed in two inside a steel wheel, located on either side of the center of the wheel.

Yu Dawei hadn't planned to replace it before, but when he disassembled the front steel wheel, he found that the eccentric hammer inside was too old. It was not only covered in rust but also showed signs of slight corrosion. Moreover, one of the eccentric hammers was missing, so it was unusable without a matching set. He had no choice but to buy the complete set.

He thought again, since the front ones have all been replaced, the back ones won't make a difference, so he might as well replace them all with new ones.

So the eccentric hammer and all the steel balls inside were replaced. In addition, the outer surface of the steel wheel, the travel motor, the vibration shaft, etc., were also replaced by Yu Dawei.

After installing the front and rear steel wheels, it was almost noon.

Seeing how busy everyone was, Han Jingfan took the initiative to help cook. Just as their stomachs started growling with hunger, the food was ready.

The group of people were wolfing down their food around the table.

Little Agui stood beside the three of them, head drooping, too ashamed to get on the kang (heated brick bed) to eat.

Yu Dawei never makes things difficult for his children when it comes to eating. He believes that children should eat when they are supposed to, and that health should always be the top priority.

Ah Gui seemed to know he had done something wrong, and stood stubbornly in the corner by the edge of the kang, his head drooping and not moving.

Han Jingfan actually saw what happened at the door, and after secretly asking Yu Dawei, she knew the whole story.

While the others continued installing the road roller, he took the initiative to pull Ah Gui aside and patiently lectured him.

"They've all left. Why don't you eat first, and listen to me while you eat?" Han Jingfan's voice was gentle yet seemed to have a magical quality, and Agui became noticeably more obedient.

He took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), taking small bites of the steamed bun.

“Ah Gui, the reason your master is angry is because you didn’t follow his instructions to properly place the screws when disassembling, and then you couldn’t find the screws when installing, so you just hastily installed the engine parts.” Han Jingfan asked patiently, “Do you know the consequences of installing the engine like this?”

A-Gui was a little confused, and shook his head in bewilderment as he looked up.

Because he had been repairing cars like this since he was a child, he knew very well that the few engine bolts he left behind could still start a fire even if they weren't put on. And if they could start a fire, wouldn't that mean the job was done?

Is this wrong?

(End of this chapter)