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January 10, 2023 at 12:02 pm #270987
Mumbles
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    I believe  the only purpose of this foam is to help keep water spray out of the powerhead area and the motor will run just fine without it.  In all the years I’ve been working on these motors, I’ve yet to replace one and they don’t seem to mind.