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Centering Tape

When it comes to installing a dummy engine or a cowl with a dummy engine molded into the front, I have a trick I use to help center the engine’s output shaft and prop hub. I use some double-sided foam tape cut into a strip. I stick it to the hub and then slide it into the opening in the dummy engine. When I install the cowl or dummy engine, this allows a perfect alignment...

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