Or use a "stop-nut" with a nylon insert.

-W

"Camilo" wrote in message
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Woodchuck wrote:
Use locktite!

"Camilo" wrote in message
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Took the carb off my little old Merc kicker to clean it. Darn if I
can't find one of the nuts. NUTS!n (this is why I'm such a $hitty
mechanic - breakage and losage). Interestingly, local merc dealer
doesn't have them, told me to go to hardware store. I found a similar
nut locally (1/4 inch, fine thread), but I think the original is an
all
metal locking nut and I can't find one of those locally. I could
scour
dealers' bone-yard, or I could order one, but in the mean time, do you
think it would do any harm to just use a regular nut with a star
washer?

Camilo


Now why didn't I think of that!