Hi Paul-

   Got the entire intake side mounted today -- look *great*.

   Problem:  The slide throttle doesn't slide when the bolts are torqued
   down.  This is the same behavior I saw when we first got the slide
   throttle from you; it wouldn't slide then either until I loosened the
   bolts holding it together.  My hypothesis is that the Teflon insert is a
   bit too thick for the spacer.  I suppose I could try to take some
   thickness off the Teflon. Or, I could fab a gasket of some type to
   increase the thickness of the spacer.

   Thoughts?

   Mark

   Did you put the gaskets in there? I sent some proper gasket
   material. You may have thought it was packing material.
   They needed to be cut out of the enclosed material.
   One on each side of the spacer.

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   This is the stuff I sent Mark.
   1/64" thick is .016 thick which should be plenty to space
   the plates out far enough for the Teflon to slide.
   http://www.mcmaster.com/

   Search McMaster by the part number  9556K61 as there are a bunch
   of gasketing materials.

   Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.


DOH!  No, I didn't realize it was in there at all.  That would explain
it then.  I am pretty confident I have not thrown anything away -- so
the material is likely still there.  I'll fish for it today & see if I
can't get it installed properly.

Mark


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