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Old 07-18-2006 | 10:23 PM
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medic976
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Default cut too much!!

Doing my first conversion, Homey 25 from a weed wacker, and in my enthusiasm to shed excess weight, I cut off half the bracket that holds the magneto in place. I was (subsequently) informed that this would seriously compromise the strength of the bracket, cracking etc, etc, and the mag would soon contact the magnets leading to engine failure. !!!! Is there a way to fix this ? I have since cut a piece of I guess .040 or so aluminum sheet to match the remaining portion of the bracket. Would it be possible to weld this sheet to the backside of the remaining bracket to restore some of the stength nedd in that area, or should I just scrap it, and look for another donor? Thanks.