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Re: Tiger manifold woes

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Subject: Re: Tiger manifold woes
From: mhabich@genesis.nred.ma.us (Michael Habich)
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 22:39:26 -0400 (EDT)
Greg,

An old mechanic's trick:

To tap something (like an inlet manifold) without getting chips in the hole,
put grease on the tap.  The chips (if this were a real British motor, the
_swarf_) stick to the grease.  Tap a turn or so, back out the tap, clean it,
more grease, repeat...

Mike "old tricky mechanic" Habich



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