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by boz » Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:15 pm
Can anyone give me some advice please? I have an old HI-Max 91 British 4-stroke with three head fins bent. I want to straighten them but feel they will snap off. Is there a way of doing this that reduces the risk of them breaking? Thanks.
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by gossie » Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:04 pm
Best l can suggest as l have done in the past is to squeeze a kitchen knife in between them and work them a bit. What metal?????? Depends probably on it if it cracks or not. :idea:
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by max hansen » Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:50 pm
If it has cast aluminum fins it may be very hard to do without breaking them . Soft aluminum or steel(O&R) I have good luck with by using a special pair of a "Duck bill" type of pliers that I ground the jaws down to a little over a 1/16th inch thick & used it to grab the bent fin & work it slowly. Good luck ! MAX H.
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by hiperflyte » Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:27 pm
you can always turn it into a dooling head :D :D :D
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by jezzicaz789 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:37 am
Hi , I am a new member of forum. Would a newcomer be warmly welcome here? Good day you guys!!!
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by Frank Klenk » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:22 am
jezzicaz789 wrote:Hi , I am a new member of forum. Would a newcomer be warmly welcome here? Good day you guys!!!
Of course! Welcome.
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by spacebug.049 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:28 pm
God those Doolings must have gotten hot. By the way, welcome to the forum!
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