2018 General Chat
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2017
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From: Oregon
Morning all. Week is almost over. "Last" weekend of the summer and plan on fishing the CR a couple days. My favorite time of year is almost here. Used to always take the week of Labor Day off and fish every day. I commuted to the river and everyone else commuted to work and school! Those were the days!
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Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Sheridan / Gilchrist
Good afternoon Oregon and everyone everywhere else. Heading out to pull the relay solenoid on the boat and get a replacement...
Getting ready for a couple of more weeks at Diamond Lake. May take a day or two to jump Mt. Thielson and go to Miller.
Getting ready for a couple of more weeks at Diamond Lake. May take a day or two to jump Mt. Thielson and go to Miller.
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From: Sheridan / Gilchrist
Good evening Oregon and everyone everywhere else. Went to Chan's for Chinese tonight. That was after I had to hunt all over Mac for a 1/4-28 Wing nut.
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Joined: May 2015
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From: Central Oregon
I hear ya......I went to three different places looking for three different sizes of key stock.......found one each at the first two places.....the third place didn't know what I was talking about...........I just gave up.......
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From: Sheridan / Gilchrist
Good morning Oregon and everyone everywhere else. 58.5 with a solid overcast. Supposed to break up later this afternoon
I could find the 1/4-20's all over the place. Darned near tripped over them. Finally found that Lowe's did have 1/4-28 wing nuts, but only in stainless steel. Of course, those are $2.00 more expensive than the standard wing nuts. I was just about ready to come home and rethread the stud. This was for the flame arrester and cover/shield over the top of the carb and fuel lines on the boat. So, going through an OSMB or a Coast Guard inspection without it in place is not really a wise option.
The silly thing is, the end that screws into the carb is 1/4-20. It's the end with the hold down nut that is 1/4-20. I really don't know why GM couldn't have had thread specs that would be the same on both ends.
The silly thing is, the end that screws into the carb is 1/4-20. It's the end with the hold down nut that is 1/4-20. I really don't know why GM couldn't have had thread specs that would be the same on both ends.
