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Muffler Repair
If you’ve ever damaged muffler mounting lugs, try this. Saw off and file the lugs, and cut a hose clamp in half. Drill the clamp and the sides of the lugs, tap the lugs to accept short 4-40 screws, and clamp the muffler to the cylinder. To prevent the muffler from moving up and down, fit little mild-steel keys (see arrow) into saw-cut slots. Adapted from 400 Great R/C Modeling Tips by Jim Newman, Volume...
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