Porkchop
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I have info and questions on the centrifugal clutch option. First of all, I used a pneumatic file and file down the pins, pegs or what ever they're called, that protrude through the clutch as instructed. No problem there, except it was a wasted effort. I went to bolt on the new clutch cover that came with the kit and it would not fit properly. A big gap between the engine block and the cover. I cut cork gaskets to take up the slack. I discovered later that the side walls of the new cover were not as wide as the original cover. The original is about 5mm wider. I have not dealt with this engine in several months, so I don't remember all the dimensions to be exact. The new cover is bottoming out on the clutch and will not mate up with the engine block leaving that wide gap. I decided not to use the gaskets that I cut. To me that is unsatisfactory and unacceptable. Does anyone know of a fix or where I might be able to get a deeper clutch cover. Check out the attached photos. No. 1 & 2 show the filed down pins, No. 3 shows the new and original clutch covers side by side. The one on the left is the new cover. I think you can see in the photo the difference in the side wall depths. I have not contacted the vendor that I bought the kit from. It is one of the reputable ones on this forum. I'm curious if this is a normal thing with the centrifugal clutch kits. Thanks for any serious replies !
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