Anyone know anywhere online that I can get shims for the engine valves? I haven't got a response from Rick-O and I wanna crack on with things.
Cheers.
Shims
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Re: Shims
Man_Named_Dave wrote:Anyone know anywhere online that I can get shims for the engine valves? I haven't got a response from Rick-O and I wanna crack on with things.
Cheers.
hi chap
was round ricks today and have to say he was pretty flat out when i was round , if any help im round his tomoz morn 9 on wards so i know he will be there then , apart from him you can try , wemoto , david sliver only 2 i can think of ,

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Re: Shims
I've got a ton of shims. Any idea what sizes you need?
"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." - US Army manual of preventive maintenance.
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Re: Shims
7.5mm diameter (naturally), 2.30mm and 2.35mm thickness. You're a bit far away thoughtanto wrote:I've got a ton of shims. Any idea what sizes you need?

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I'm pretty sure I've got those sizes. How many of each do you need? Say, 95p each inc postage?Man_Named_Dave wrote:7.5mm diameter (naturally), 2.30mm and 2.35mm thickness. You're a bit far away thoughtanto wrote:I've got a ton of shims. Any idea what sizes you need?
Having said that, if you're in a hurry a UK source might be best. There's been quite a bit of flooding between Chiang Mai and Bangkok and I don't know if that will delay the post. So far, the post seems normal. I've had two packages and one letter from the UK in the past week. Two took four days, one took ten days (an NC30 RHD engine cover, so a bit larger than average). From here to the UK, letters usually take 5-7 days. If you're happy to wait, let me know how many shims you need and I'll get them in the post asap.
"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." - US Army manual of preventive maintenance.