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Thank You for the advice Rivets, I will check the choke plate on the carbureators. As for the valves, I think I'll be heading to the...

an old rule of thumb is to have a thickness equal to the bolt diameter for threads in steel. The same rule for aluminum is 3 times the...

I’m thinking heat is the only solution. You probably have some corrosion that has the impeller locked to the shaft. Your savior is that...

It’s a mechanical advantage. Think of it as an incline slope. A finer thread is a more gentle slope and a coarse thread is a steep...

The finer thread has an advantage to give more pull/push. However thats not your issue. You sheared the metal, so you pushed too hard. A...

I think coarse thread. There’s more metal left to shear if it strips. I’d also soak it with penetrating oil; I’d put a bunch of heat on...

I have several tap and die sets. The one that is from HF I only use to chase or clean up threads. I don’t feel it’s strong enough to cut...

You said that you encountered resistance after threading in the 7/16-20 bolt a couple turns. Then you were able to force a couple more...