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Choose to "perform" the repairs? You will be out of compliance if you don't do them following factory-prescribed practice: Don't do the repairs? You are out of compliance under "Modifications shall not be made unless aughorized herein" since there is no clause in the ITCS that allows you to run burned-up wiring. Two different issues, two different rules
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Kirk,
All your rod bearing clearances, timing chain slack, valve lash, scratches in the windshield, etc. had all better be in factory clearance specs cause under your argument "wear" is not an allowable modification. C'mon, isn't that a stretch?? The rules have to allow for wear, damage, and repair. These are mechanical devices. If the rules do not allow for this, we better just go ahead and have a standing start, race, and finish so no-one gets any "illegal valve deposits" in the exhaust ports.
I for one, assume that the folks that wrote the rules had enough smarts to realize autos would break, get wrecked, and wear. Given that huge leap of faith, the insertion of the words "IF Performed" make repair of any wear,damage optional as long as it is not mandated by another rule (i.e. neat and clean for instance).