At 10:12 PM 5/28/96, Remuse@aol.com wrote: >While picking through my gasket set for the 81, I come across 4 white, >possibly nylon, split bushings in a sort of star shape. They remind me of the >10 man pieces from a "Risk" game. I didn't remove anything like that and I >haven't spotted them in the repair manuals. > >Any ideas what these are for? Yes, those sound like the things that hold the case bolts in the case on the air-cooled type IV motor. They snap around the middle of the case bolts so they don't fall out of the case when you split it. At least, I assume that is their purpose...
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