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JustWait[_2_]

On 12/30/2012 2:44 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:19:41 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"iBoaterer" wrote in message
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There are ways, not ideal but there are ways to keep debris in the
cylinder to minimum, first is liberal use of grease on the tap.

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I accidently dropped a small stainless steel lock washer into the
carburetor of a Fiat 850 Coupe we had years ago. It was supposed to go
under the wingnut that held the air filter cover on. It was dark,
and when I went to put the cover on, I heard a little "tink", tink,
tink". I didn't even think that it may have gone in the carb.
Fired the engine up and within just a few seconds of running it caused
enough damage to require the head to be removed and machined.

When I first started working on the wreckers we had one that dropped the
carb post wing nut off, then the post went down in and blew the motor to
****... Didn't work on motors back then so I can't say exactly what
happened but someone got in trouble...

Same here on my 54 Mercury 312.
It ate a valve seat. The thing was never right after that.