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Old 10-19-2008, 03:42 PM
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Runaway Jim
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Default Stripped Cooling head hex screw!

Hello. I was putting my cooling head back on the motor today after putting some after run oil in the cylinder I accidently stripped the head of one of the hex screws. Luckily it stripped when it was tightened down but now, the next time I have to take off the head I'm gonna be in a jam. The motor is the Mach 27 that came with my 8ight. Any ideas on how to get this thing out now? I have a set of bits and reverse screw heads for things like this but none are small enough to fit down the cooling head hole. It looks like there may be room to cut the screw off between the bottom of the cooling head and the top of the engine block, maybe with a flat copping saw blade. Anyone ever have this happen and if so, what did you do to get the screw out, short of buying a new engine?
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