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Old 07-09-2009, 03:47 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Yeah, definitely true. Unfortunately, when it comes to buying gaskets and other rubber bits, the junkyard parts are just as age-worn as mine are.

If I ever need a whole carb or head, the junkyard will be my first stop.
Just went through this with a Tecumseh 12 HP engine on my dad's garden tractor. We ended up getting a water neck gasket for some random vehicle, and cutting the edges down after bolting the bowl back together with it on.

Next time, I think I'll just cut a gasket out of a piece of cardboard beer box or something.
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