<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I disassembled the first 170 I got and it was clean inside. I had the same concern, but there was no problem. I would think the 170 and 140 follow the same manufacturing process. There's a description on the aeroslave website. Took me a while to reassemble it though. Parts fit is very tight tolerance.</font>
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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">04/10/2003 08:56 AM</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Jon, I just saw it in person for the first time last weekend and it is a thing of beauty. The owner dissasembled it when it was new and said that he found a lot of metal shavings in his. Perhaps it just missed a step in the manufacturing process, or was a rare exception, but you might want to be careful turning it over new. I don't necessarily recommend taking apart a new engine (I would probably ruin it forever), but if you feel confident doing that it might be worth your trouble. Caveat, I am just passing on what I heard that you might get some benefit from. So, if something in there feels not-quite-right, check it out.<br>
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