Check out the local Body shop supply house, they are coming up with some really unique stuff recently. Some of it you can put it on the threads and stick the screw in the hole and just unscrew it after it drys. Good stuff.
Bill
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> [2cylinderhondas] stripped screw holes holding carb bowl in place - > ideas?
> I removed the carb bowl the other day in order to clean it out. It had lots > of gunk in it (in the jets, etc) so I'm sure that this was a contributing > factor to my gas mileage problems.
> When putting the carb bowl back on I
> noticed that only one of the screws would tighten. The rest kept > spinning.
> I removed the lock washers on three of the screws and now
> three of the four screws will tighten, but one is still unable to tighten > properly.
> I have no desire to fill these holes and then retap them, and > I'm certain they don't make heli-coils this small. Does anyone know of a > compound that might help? Locktite perhaps?
> Matt
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