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Subject:Re: Bushings
Date:Tue, 28 May 1996 22:29:38 -0700

At 10:12 PM 5/28/96, Remuse@aol.com wrote:
>While picking through my gasket set for the 81, I come across 4 white,
>possibly nylon, split bushings in a sort of star shape. They remind me of the
>10 man pieces from a "Risk" game. I didn't remove anything like that and I
>haven't spotted them in the repair manuals.
>
>Any ideas what these are for?

Yes, those sound like the things that hold the case bolts in the case on
the air-cooled type IV motor.  They snap around the middle of the case
bolts so they don't fall out of the case when you split it.  At least, I
assume that is their purpose...

-David

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