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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eric: No,I eventually got the wristpin
out,and the engine is now disassembled.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Am waiting for a new wristpin retainer clip before
reassembling.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another weird circumstance with this engine,is I
can not remove the carb. It seems the locking bar is jammed. I can barely rotate
the carb a couple degrees,with the locking bar nut loosened. I <U>can
not</U> move the carb out of the body at all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fortunately I don't have to remove the carb,but it
annoys me that I can't. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Talk about precision fits!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheeers,,,,,,,,,,Dave</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=eric.henderson@gartner.com
href="mailto:eric.henderson@gartner.com">Henderson,Eric</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: O.S.140 RX</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=901154002-03022003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Dave,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=901154002-03022003><FONT face=Arial
size=2> Are you saying
that the piston and rod are still in the engine??</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=901154002-03022003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=901154002-03022003><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=901154002-03022003><FONT
face=Arial size=2>
<DIV><BR>Eric.</DIV>
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<DIV></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Dave Smith
[mailto:dfs@navnet.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 01, 2003 6:10
PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: O.S.140 RX<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike: Thanks for the clip info. I
finally got the clip off,by thinning the nose of a hemostat on one side. That
enabled me to get behind it and get sufficient grip to remove it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That was just the start of the fun!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The wrist pin can not be pushed out,it has to be
pulled out,and it was in there mighty hard!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To my way of thinking it would be great if the
engine had an access hole in the front so one could just remove a plug,then
push the pin out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I fashioned a hook from music wire,bent it back
just a bit past 90 degrees,fitted it to size so it would be under tension when
pulled. Eventually the pin came out,but I had to secure the wire in a vise,and
apply heat from a heat gun.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am no engine expert,but I have been taking the
things apart for 50 years,and I never ran into this problem
before.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks very much for the info.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,,,,,,,,,Dave</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mdarr00@comcast.net
href="mailto:mdarr00@comcast.net">mdarr00@comcast.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 01, 2003 6:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: O.S.140 RX</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Sorry Dave, my last e-mail
stated that the tang should be about 3 1/6 long. The correct size is
3/32 of an inch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike Darr</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mdarr00@comcast.net
href="mailto:mdarr00@comcast.net">mdarr00@comcast.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 01, 2003
5:37 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: O.S.140 RX</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Dave, the tang on the clip
should only be about 3 1/6 of an inch long, it does not go all the way
across. You need to use some very small needle nose pliers to remove
the clip. I can be tricky though, because the clip will just want to
keep on spinning in the groove. It really is not that bad
though. The inside of the wrist pin is not threaded. Once the
clips are removed you should just be able to use a pick or small
scewdriver to push the pin through the other side. Sometimes there
will be some build-up on the piston, so the wrist pin may come out easier
one way, as opposed to the other.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike Darr</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dfs@navnet.net href="mailto:dfs@navnet.net">Dave Smith</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 01, 2003
10:06 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> O.S.140 RX</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>HELP! In
disassembling the above engine,I have run into a problem in removing the
clip holding the wristpin in place.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The tang of the clip is so short,it seems
nearly impossible to grip it in order to remove it. According to the
diagram in the instructions,the tang should go almost all the way across
to the other side of the clip. It is almost as though the tang was
broken,[like used to happen on engines using this system years ago,such
as the Kraft .61],but there is no evidence of this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Short of sending it to the service
center,how do I remove this clip?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then once the clip is out,is the wristpin
threaded internally so it can be pulled out? If
not,how?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in
advance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Dave NSRCA #
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