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Subject:Re: Update on piston problem (the death of a piston)
From:Michael Townsend
Date:Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:58:05 -0400

Whoaaaa,

Didn't the shop use an emissions tester to verify that the mixture was
proper?  My mechanic did so after installing my new Waterboxer, and then did
it again at 800 miles to see how things were breaking in.  Of course, he
also put the ground strap on too.

Michael

>When the garage installed this fellow's nice factory rebuild they neglected
>to put a ground strap on the head.  So for the past two years his motor
>hasn't run worth a lick.

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