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Skyrunner Build

A mechanical rebuild focused on diagnosing the engine, cleaning up the electrical system, and working through each problem until the machine was ready to come back together.

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Project notes

What this project shows

A lot of the project came down to diagnostics and patience. I had to trace wiring, check connections, inspect mechanical parts, and figure out which pieces were actually causing problems instead of guessing and replacing things blindly.

What I like about this build is that it combines several skills at once. It is not just mechanical work or electrical work by itself. It is the process of taking a complicated machine, breaking the problems into smaller pieces, and bringing it closer to running the way it should.

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