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You mean I need to clean
the shop more than every 7 years?
I got to looking at it
closer after sending the post, it an old one ( one corner is worn smooth and
shows dirt and some wear on surfaces) and must have been in the box of stuff I
brought out this time to mount the engine. Didn't know I had the old seals
in there. It did cause me to hit the panic button.
Wendell
My old
faithful Ryobi motor tool quit and of course, tore it apart to fix it. Carried
it to the house to fix the switch that had failed. After getting it going
again I could not find the piece that held the shaft locking button up off the
shaft. So back to the shop to look for it. No luck but..... I did
find a part of an apex seal, the triangular end piece. Can these fall
out? It has been about 2 years since the engine ran. It ran rough but very
rich so it didn't seem like bad compression.
Does anyone know if the seals Atkins was selling a few years ago were
one piece or 3? I don't remember its been so long since I put the
engine together. The invoice just says 2mm seal ( I said a few
years, the invoice is dated 5-26-2000). I can't figure how this piece
got where it was, 3 feet from the engine and I had put the cast iron
manifold on a few months ago and only turned the engine over by hand while
fitting belts.
Any guesses?
Wendell
Take the engine apart and replace the missing corner seal. You should be
able to tell one that has been run
from one that has not. Look for a part number in your paper work. Call
Kathy at Atkins and ask her if she can bring up your order and tell you what
you bought. When building engines, put the engine stand in the center of an
old white sheet. You can see small dropped items right away.
Sweep the floor more often.
Lynn E. Hanover
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