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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The stock O.S. 1.4 EFI bearing is stainless and shielded,
the one for the RX is not. My original bearing (non-shielded) was shot within 5
gallons and a friend of mine only got 3 gallons on his. I put in the EFI
shielded bearing with the shields left in and it's still going strong and smooth
after 20 gallons. The EFI bearing is a drop-in replacement for the RX since they
both use the same crankcase. I've since bought a second RX and replaced the
original bearing with the EFI bearing before I even started it up for the first
time. BTW, all bearings are not created equal. I'd recommend the O.S. packaged
version as it's an NTN high quality bearing packed with hi-temp grease that'll
stand up to the temps we operate at.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Verne</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=d.pappas@kodeos.com href="mailto:d.pappas@kodeos.com">Dean Pappas</A>
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<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> Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:23
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Stainless Steel
Bearings</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=701252214-23062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Dave,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=701252214-23062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
stock OS SS bearing is shielded. I would do the same.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=701252214-23062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dean
P.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</A>
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Dave
Smith<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 23, 2004 8:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
Stainless Steel Bearings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I intend to instal in my OS 140RX stainless
steel rear bearings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Should I go with the sealed bearing,or the open
one? Why?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All info appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
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