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Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:45:32 -0400
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
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Subject: I think I screwed up
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I think Chris and I are getting into a battle to see who can destroy the 
most rotary parts the fastest.

I mixed up some JB-Weld and aluminum powder to fill in the upper runner 
on my side housings.  I'm using the 6-port, which usually caries an 
insert in the upper runner.  The insert ends with a flat wall, so the 
SOP is to fill it in with some epoxy to form a smooth curve into the 
chamber.

Knuckle-head that I am, I just filled in the end of the runner, not the 
insert.  I didn't notice until I was checking the profile of the rear 
side housing to make sure that it matched the front.  That was AFTER the 
JBWeld had set, of course.

The question now is "Will the slightly larger diameter for those two 
inches make a noticable difference in the engines performance?"  If the 
answer is what I think it is, I have the option of using a front housing 
that  has a little more  wear, or dig out the JBWeld and get an insert. 
(Does anyone have an extra lying around?

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