Subject: Re: Drip, drip, drip.....
Author: andy hill
Date: May 1, 2005, 10:16 AM
Post ID: 1718794680
Greg-
well, all the flappers i have removed were not metal, but a
fiber-substance. if you can get ahold of it, it will break into pieces.
the last loopframe engine that i had apart had the spring and pieces of
the flapper laying in the oilpan. maybe some of them were metal, but i
haven't seen one, yet.
andy
Greg Bender wrote:
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