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acadian

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• Jun 8, 2021

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I always thought aluminium foil tape was period correct for the journals

 

850commando

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• Jun 8, 2021

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acadian said:

I always thought aluminium foil tape was period correct for the journals

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well it is an aluminium case, so the foil should work

 

Nortorious

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• Jun 8, 2021

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brucecostello said:

I also have to decide what grade of masking tape to use to fit my main bearings....

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Perhaps painter's tape would do the trick.

Thanks for sharing, and for setting things right with the world.

 

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• Jun 10, 2021

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Didn’t John Steinbeck advocate a leather big end bearing?

not forgetting stuffing inner tubes with hay.

or filling a gearbox with sawdust to stop the whine