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Old 01-08-2013 | 06:48 AM
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Default RE: using blind nuts/securing cowl


ORIGINAL: JollyPopper

I use Barracuda's formula but I add another step. I beleive medium fuel line is 3/32 OD. So I drill a 3/32 hole in the cowl where the screws go through. Then I slice off a piece of fuel tubing just long enough to protrude from both sides of the cowl. These should press fit into the holes with a little protruding from both sides. When you run your screw into the nyrod, the tubing will expand on both sides of the cowl and become just a bit larger than the original 3/32. You now have an isolation mount with no metal touching the cowl. You don't tighten the screws really tight, just tight enough to expand the fuel line.
Been there done that, sealing washers do the same thing with less work..... I'm lazy