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When Chen Changan and Shi Heping came to the workshop, they saw the engine placed on the workbench.

Chen Changan's hands were shaking with excitement. He had been here for several years and finally did something that Chen Changan considered to be important.

After a careful inspection, no problems were found. He directly asked someone to go to the warehouse to get oil and gasoline. Chen Changan planned to test the engine himself.

After the engine oil and gasoline were filled, Chen Changan turned the crank vigorously.

After only two turns, the engine started to puff.

This sound immediately attracted the attention of people inside and outside the workshop. Many workers quickly came to watch.

Chen Changan ignored them and carefully observed the vibration and sound of the engine.

The crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger, and many people who got the news also began to run towards the workshop. Many of them were just following the trend and had no idea what was going on.

I couldn't squeeze in with the crowd, so I could only stay on the periphery and had no idea what was going on inside.

Then he started looking for people around him, asking what so many people were doing here?

For a moment, the sounds of gossip and inquiries merged into one, and the workshop was filled with a constant buzz.

Helplessly, Chen Changan said to the people around him, "Tell them to stop talking. I still need to listen carefully to see if there are any unusual noises from the engine. If you want to watch, just gather around and don't talk."

As the people around me shouted, "Quiet, don't talk, don't disturb the factory manager."

After a while, the workshop became quiet, leaving only the pleasant sound of the engine in Chen Changan's ears.

Five minutes later, Chen Changan turned off the engine. Chen Changan felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the sound of the engine.

It's probably because the size of the part inside is not right. We need to disassemble it and check the situation.

Chen Changan first asked the crowd to leave. Many people saw that the engine had been turned off and there was nothing exciting to watch. The crowd came quickly and dispersed quickly.

Soon, under the command of Chen Changan, Shi Heping took action and found two more people to record.

They began to disconnect the oil line and drain the oil. While Shi Heping was disassembling the engine, Chen Changan carefully observed the oil and found a lot of iron filings in it.

As expected, there are still some parts that are not of the right size. Let's wait and see after we take it apart.

Shi Heping had disassembled and assembled the engine countless times in the past six months, and he quickly disassembled the engine and then carefully checked each part.

Because there is the original size, we will check the current size and redraw the drawing if there is any difference. We will continue processing tomorrow and then install it on the engine and continue the test run.

After Shi Heping checked all the parts, he finally found that there were only two gears with different sizes, and they were next to each other.

OK, the problem has been found. Let's redraw the picture based on the original drawing.

After the disassembly and assembly, Chen Changan went from being excited at the beginning to being calm now, even though he knew that he was not far from true success.

But it was almost time to get off work, and Chen Changan didn't want to delay others.

After all, most companies in this era do not allow overtime.

Shi Heping said, "Director Chen, you guys go back and have a rest first. I'll work overtime."

Seeing that Chen Changan wanted to say something, he did not wait for Chen Changan to speak and continued, "Director Chen, please give me this opportunity. I can't work for long. I just need to maintain these qualified parts first, and then draw the diagrams of these two gears and go home.

I don't have your skills, so I can't tell the engine problem from its vibration and sound.

But I can draw the blueprints, and I can’t rely on you for everything, so I have to contribute as well.”

Seeing the other two also agreeing, Chen Changan said helplessly, "Okay, you guys should get off work early. This engine cannot be fixed in a day or two.

There are many things that need to be checked and verified later. Don’t let your body get broken down.”

"Don't worry, we are just too excited. We won't be able to eat or sleep even if we go back now. We will go back after we finish drawing the blueprints."

After spending such a long time together, Chen Changan also understood the sense of honor of the workers of this era. He didn't want to dampen their enthusiasm, so he finally let them do what they wanted.

After this incident, Shi Heping admired Chen Changan even more. He had to admire him, because he could tell if there was any problem with the engine by the vibration and sound of the engine.

This was something Shi Heping had never thought of before. Just half a day ago, he thought he had learned almost everything from Chen Changan.

He also knew what Chen Changan knew, but he didn't expect that Chen Changan would shock him again this afternoon.

What Chen Changan didn't know was that this skill, which most people who work on engines in later generations basically have, actually made his number one general admire him.

In a state of shock and excitement, I not only finished drawing the blueprints, but also processed the parts. Only then did I leave work.

If it weren't for Chen Changan's ability to listen to engine sounds, he would probably have been impatient to assemble the engine and test drive it directly.

On the way home, Chen Changan walked more briskly, humming songs from later times, wondering whether he should tell Aunt Wang the news.

Forget it, let’s not talk about it for now. If it’s not done well by then, it would be embarrassing if Aunt Wang finds an expert to check it.

We still proceeded step by step, testing the engine for a while, and during this time, we created the appearance of the classic motorcycle.

When the time comes, I will assemble it into a real motorcycle and drive it to the street office to shock Aunt Wang as well.

I don't believe that when Uncle Xiao and the others get the news, they will still hide from me.

After returning home, I saw Xiuying making dumplings. It was a double blessing. Xiuying also began to learn from him. The three-year natural disaster was coming soon. I didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to learn from him at this time.

The next day, when Chen Changan came to the factory and saw Shi Heping for the first time, he almost laughed out loud.

The dark circles under his eyes were really as big as those of a panda. He smiled and asked, "Are you so excited that you didn't sleep all night? Don't be like this, go back and get some sleep. There are still many things to do in the engine experiment. If everyone is like you, there's no point in doing the experiment."

Shi Heping also smiled embarrassedly. Indeed, the three of them worked until late at night and finally made the parts.

When I got home, I thought that such a high-end machine as the engine could be made by my own hands. I was so eager to go back and assemble it and test drive it.

Unfortunately, the factory director Chen Changan was not there, so they could not test the car randomly. After all, it was designed by Chen Changan. They did not have the authority to do so.

Just like that, I lay in bed, thinking about things, and couldn't fall asleep until dawn.

He simply got up, had breakfast on the way, and came to the factory early, waiting for Chen Changan's arrival.