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On Sunday, December 30, 2012 11:57:46 PM UTC-4, ESAD wrote:
On 12/30/12 9:44 PM, JustWait wrote:

On 12/30/2012 8:54 PM, Califbill wrote:
"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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Yeah but...if you were jostling with the wife for space on the kitchen table at meal time...that can get distracting.
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.
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I'll one up you. I raced a 64 Vette fuel injection B production in SCCA.
Somehow a spare spark plug bell in the injector manifold, probably when
setting upside down near the work bench. During practice that plug went
down one of the tubes. I guess the valves bounced it back up and by the
time I pulled off because the engine was running really rough, it had
bent
7 of the intake valves.
I was putting an engine together last year to sell a KX125, I dropped a
screw in it and didn't notice. Had to call the guy back and tell him he
couldn't buy the bike. Sold it in a basket for 700 a few weeks later.

For a guy who often claims here he was a master wrencher, you sure seem

to have been clumsy and sloppy. I'm not much of a mechanic, but I have

taken a few yard equipment engines apart in recent years, and I managed

to keep track of all the pieces and parts. I use muffin tins for the

smallest parts like screws, pins, keys, bearings, et cetera. Son of a

gun, when I put them back together, there were no parts left over and

none missing.
Nice addition to your deadbeat boss's post or did you forget to type?

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