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I would say the o-rings started out round. The o-rings that seal the base of aircraft engine cylinders to the case are triangular when you remove the cylinder because they fit into a chamfered space on the case. The replacement o-rings in the seal kit are a round cross section.

scooter01922, Yeah, every now and then there would be something required that I wouldn't expect in a junk yard. I watched to see how the teams would solve problems. I like building things myself and being a mechanical designer by trade, it's always fun to see how designs are deveoped and...

There was a show on a few years ago called Junk Yard Wars (on cable, may still be on) where they put two teams of 4 or 5 people against each other. They had to build their project in a specific period of time, with parts they got from a junk yard. The teams had to do all their own design and...

You can always lift your right foot if you don't want to smoke a family. However, one of my most satisfying moments of owning a diesel was when a rice car with a thumping stereo pulled up next to me at a stop light and stopped in just the right spot. Something about seeing all that black...