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Old 08-23-2005 | 07:01 PM
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Default Bonehead move: stripped carb threads

I'm a little pissed at myself. I got a brand new Mag 52 engine. I was attaching the two cap screws to hold the carb onto the engine and ended up stripping one of them[:@] The engine metal is so soft I can't believe it stripped. One cap screw is more than enough to hold the carb on, but I'll have a nice air leak where the other screw should have went. Any ideas on what I can do? I don't have the right tools to re-thread. Thought about putting a little JB weld in the hole to plug it up, but not enough so that I couldn't remove the carb if I have to.