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Ain't it great to live in a free state?

For CONUS, I use USPS. Depending on weight and shape, quite often a flat-rate box.

Sorry, no sympathy for local parts access for someone in Orange County, CA from me in East Tennessee. We can get lubricants and gasket sealants, but that's about all that they stock near me.

It's almost time for New Years resolutions!

And we know how well they are kept.

Congrats! Just be sure to break him in carefully.

RIP. Sounds like he left plentiful good memories for those that knew and loved him.

Merchant Marine is an honorable profession that has been very important to our nations defense.

something way more important happened 200 years prior on this day !!! The United States Marine Corps was established in Pennsylvania at Tun Tavern !!! They are still protecting us around the clock in all corners of the world !!  Semper Fi   John Anderson USMC RET

Happy Birthday to the US Marine Corps!

might be in your best interest to send the whole motor to Ed Toomey in SC. it wont be cheap but it will be 100% right.

Ed Toomey Designs

4798 Highway 29 S, Anderson, SC, United States, South Carolina

(864) 581-5981

ed@toomeydesigns.com

I agree. If you don't have the tools, skill, aptitude, attitude - have a wallet.

About an hour after commenting in this thread, a guy shows up and offers a CX500 Deluxe basket case for $40. No place to put itm so I had him unload it all next to the shed and covered the engine with a tarp. Whish I vould say No to these things. It has tbe head stock cut off and no front end. Don'even know if the engine will turn over.

There was one in the auction last year at Barber's. Had several boxes of what appeared to be NOS body parts with it. Wish I had stuck around for that. I hear that most things went very low (but I would have had to scramble to find someone to haul or store it for me).

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Had a large time!

That's why I use the grease gun method. They have to be thoroughly cleaned anyway, so after the pistons come out and the majority of the grease is scooped out with a paper towel, it all goes in kerosene (and an old tooth brush) to remove the remaining grease. Much less exciting, though.

Nope, metric fine - and even had the copper washer!