Does the engine "mechanic shop" smell get to you?

So, a random question. I spent the better part of yesterday trying to put my first 2-stroke engine on my mountain bike. I noticed that the engine has a pretty strong "metalic/oil engine smell". Yesterday evening I was working on my bike and noticed I was starting to get a slight headache, and my stomach felt slightly funny. I decided to call it quits and clean my stuff up but upon standing up and walking around I began to feel even worse. It wasn't long before I lost my dinner :sick:, but afterward I felt pretty normal.

I normally am not affected by smells, and I rarely get to the point of vomiting. Has anyone else ever been affected by the engine's smells while working on them?

Mate,petrol smells good, but don't sniff it for too long....
I love the smell of 2 stroke
but people who charge heaps suck, Tell em their dreaming!
 
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Often, the sprocket center hole can be made larger with a small grinding stone on a dremil or a drill. Much cheaper than a new drillbit or a trip to the Machinist.
Grind slow clockwise circles.... & wear a face shield.


Now....back on-topic:
"O" how I love the smell of a fresh cow pie.
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cow pies.... horse biscuits.... goat raisins.... now I'm feeling a little sick. :cry:

:sick:

:sick2:

Just kidding....I am the farmboy/greasemonkey type...... but I do understand how certain 'smells' can make ya sick.....for me, one whiff of Southern Comfort, makes me wanna call out: Ralph, Earl & sometimes Buick !!

On a lighter note....maybe the smell of your new engine kit is just some sort of chemical warfare.
No worries!!

Or... the whole thing could have been caused by some bad fish sticks??

 
goats in the house are a no no

A shop/garage smell is like life itself.

"O" how I love the smell of a fresh cow pie.

maybe it takes getting used to them

many years working in small engine, bicycle shop, around auto's
have gotten used to the smell

cow pies -- living in the country -- one must learn to appreciate
very sweet smell

note -- all of these to be kept away from the house
goats in the house are a no no

ride that thing
 
I dunno if I *love* the smell of cow pies, but it's certainly not even close to the list of worst smells. Cow pies are usually overpowered by the smell of dirt and fresh grass/weed.

Only mechanics smell I can't stand is gear oil. That's prolly in the top 3 worst smells for me.
 
My favorite smell in the world is 2-stroke exhaust mixed with second hand smoke from a Marlboro Red...

Worst smell is the smell of anything rubber made in China. Don't know why their rubber smells worse than ours, but alot of cheap stuff out of China has various odd smells.
 
a little kinky

guess us country boys only understand

grows on one -- with time -- 58 years in this case

wooooo that smell the smell of it's around you

as we ride tode things in the country

My grandpa's barn (yes grandpa's, grandma's domain was the house) had his machine shop/farm equipment in the same building as the livestock. Talk about taking 2 different smells and mix'in them up in a blender. :D
 
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My Mums old Singer Sewing machine, pre electric motor types, the smell of that gear oil she had to use was priceless after a few sews.
It just blended with fabric and cotton.
 
Use a de-burring bit if you have an air grinder if not a course round file works nice on the rear sprocket. Make sure you make it big enough to fit OVER the dust cap or it will never pull up true. also make you some kind of gauge to put on the axle to assure you have the sprocket centered on the wheel. Just some helpful hints.
 
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