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Idle Screw O-ring



You might save yourself some trouble and go to the dealer and get a new screw (it comes with the O-ring).  10-12$, but if time=money....

David
---- Matt Gregory <vdub.grego@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> I bought every size o-ring I could find at Advance, Autozone, Napa,  
> Pepboys, Lowe's, HomeDepot, and Ace.  Some of the inside diameters  
> were right, but the outside diameter would be way too big or small.   
> Hadn't thought of tractor supply places or heavy equipment.  I just  
> left the closest size o-ring on and applied teflon tape liberally to  
> the threads and left it at that.  I was sick of looking.
> 
> But if you come across one, I'm certainly interested.
> 
> matt.
> 
> On 15 May 2007, at 10:14 AM, Camron D. Crouse wrote:
> 
> > Karl Krupke wrote:
> >> Hi Cameron,
> >>    This might sound odd but as an O-ring source you might try a  
> >> Caterpillar dealer/ service shop if there's one close to you (or  
> >> try other Heavy Equipment/ Agricultural shops; John Deere, Case,  
> >> etc.). Cat puts out O-ring kits to their dealers; each box has a  
> >> wide variety of diameters and cross-section sizes... you can  
> >> probably just pick through until you find the correct fit and then  
> >> purchase quantity one of same.
> >>    Eh... if you do, please post to the list the Cat part number,  
> >> I'm sure someone will find the informtion helpful.
> >> good luck, Karl
> >
> > Thanks for the tip, there is a number of heavy-equipment dealers  
> > across the river in Portland, and a few tractor and farm equipment  
> > places here in Da 'Couve.  But don't suppose we'd find what we need  
> > just over at a NAPA store?  I haven't looked yet, but they seem to  
> > have that sort of stockpile of doo-dads.
> >
> > - Camron from Vancouver, WA USA
> >   '86.5 Black 16V 2.0L
> >
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