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Old 11-22-2014, 10:23 AM   #1
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the fuel inlet on one of my 2x2 setups stromberg 97's is stripped. i have looked everywhere for a heli-coil to repair it but it seems they don't make them for this. anyone had to repair this before? any tips? anyone have a large logo body to sell? thanks, george
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Old 11-22-2014, 10:36 AM   #2
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Old 11-22-2014, 01:49 PM   #3
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the fuel inlet on one of my 2x2 setups stromberg 97's is stripped. i have looked everywhere for a heli-coil to repair it but it seems they don't make them for this. anyone had to repair this before? any tips? anyone have a large logo body to sell? thanks, george
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Old 11-22-2014, 01:56 PM   #4
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Old 11-22-2014, 06:12 PM   #5
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I had Uncle Max do one for me. Great job and reasonable price.
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Old 11-22-2014, 10:04 PM   #6
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Ditto on UncleMax. It'll be better than new.
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Old 11-23-2014, 12:19 AM   #7
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The only way to beat Uncle Max is to get it on Amazon......except they don't do that.
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Old 11-23-2014, 01:22 AM   #8
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Uncle Max, PM me with a price to go over a 97 for me, I'd like to have it for a spare. It's on the shelf now with a stripped inlet.
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