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August 29, 2022 at 9:30 pm #265247
Biddaddydan
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    That is exactly the point. Through screwing-in the brass tubes, the packing washers are squeezed against the needle which increase friction thus, immobilizing the needle.

    There are no old outboards, just machines so well built, they have outlasted their owners !