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Title: I lost my washer, I think I'm going to cry
Post by: Egaeus on March 24, 2006, 08:33:19 PM
I got all of the o-rings I needed to put my carburetors back together, and in the process of changing the idle air screw o-ring, the washer fell out of the carb.  It went "tink" on the table, and disappeared.  I've been over the carpet back and forth with my eyes and a magnet, and I just can't find it.  I think it might have landed on my dog.  It's gone.  That means no riding for another week over a $0.98 washer.  :(
Title: Re: I lost my washer, I think I'm going to cry
Post by: KYGS500E on March 24, 2006, 08:42:00 PM
Where are you located... I can send you an extra one for free\

Might be quicker.... I have lots of extra carb parts

Austin
Title: Re: I lost my washer, I think I'm going to cry
Post by: Egaeus on March 24, 2006, 08:44:55 PM
Tallahassee, FL.  If you could, that would be great.  I'd even pay.  I have paypal, and am not afraid to use it.  :)
Title: Re: I lost my washer, I think I'm going to cry
Post by: Egaeus on March 24, 2006, 10:35:23 PM
Oh, thank you karma!  I was having connectivity issues, so I called Comcast, they said something was wrong locally, and I gave up on the internet.  I saw my dog looking up at me forlornly, and I got down in the floor to play with her.  What do I see, but the washer!  It was right where I'd been looking with a light and a magnet. Lesson: play with your dog more. 
Title: Re: I lost my washer, I think I'm going to cry
Post by: calamari on March 25, 2006, 01:30:21 AM
i have a cat... does that count?
Title: Re: I lost my washer, I think I'm going to cry
Post by: Mandres on March 25, 2006, 09:48:55 AM
Haha nice!  Double check and make sure the o-ring is still in the carb body too.

-M
Title: Re: I lost my washer, I think I'm going to cry
Post by: Dwn4whadever on March 25, 2006, 09:56:02 AM
Any of you Wrenchers near Wilmington NC.
Title: Re: I lost my washer, I think I'm going to cry
Post by: Egaeus on March 25, 2006, 04:48:02 PM
Quote from: Mandres on March 25, 2006, 09:48:55 AM
Haha nice!  Double check and make sure the o-ring is still in the carb body too.

-M

I took it out.  It was the old one, and I hadn't taken the new one out of the package yet.  I put the screws in immediately once I found the washer.  Not going to go through that again....

Now, I can put my carb together, smooth out my cam, adjust my valves, and I'll hopefully be back on the road by tomorrow evening.  :thumb: