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Old 05-11-2014, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Elarson View Post
New 3-disc clutch worked good but dropped 3 cylinders at half track. 7.186
Slightly scored a couple mains. Fresh bearings and we try again tomorrow.

Eric
Ah...I just saw this. There really isn't a way to avoid damaging the bearings when this happens...there's too much fuel going into the engine, so it's not like we can get out of the throttle quick enough anyway.

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