- Reading Assignment– read Chapters 3 and 4 in Zen and the Art and Chapter 1 in Soulcraft
- Group Assignments–
Top End- KN, KM, FS, PK
Bottom End- BC, GE, AW
Clutch- DT, AH, DZ
Electrical- MS, SY
Frame, Forks, and Wheel- NB, HL, OF, JZ - Book Notes
Soulcraft Intro = promotes manual trade as more fulfilling than “knowledge” trade and notes a dire need for needed better manual trade in the U.S.
= disagrees with oversimplification of technology to the point that we don’t
know how to interact with our own machines, i.e. mercedes with no
dipstickZen and Art (Intro, Ch. 1 and 2) = first person narration, can’t always trust narrator
= instead of asking “what’s new?” asks “what’s best”?” which sets up whole
philosophy of the book
= introduces John and Silvia’s hatred of technology and their effort to
escape it
= choke– richens fuel mixture by restricting air to carburetor
= flooded engine– too much fuel to ignite (take spark plugs out to dry)
= points– the place where current breaks, which raises the voltage and
makes the plug spark
= 4 stroke engine– piston goes up and down twice every explosion
= engine seizure– pistons heat up too much, become too big for the
cylinder and get stuck in barrel (can even melt to it)
= missing– necessary explosion not occurring in engine so no power on
that stroke
= backfire– fuel not completely burned in engine so explodes in muffler
= tappet– clacking when engine timing is off
= “wide open”– throttle fully twisted to open throat fully to allow the
maximum amount of air into the carburetor