rothfm
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I had another post asking about what the reed plates actually did. But Yet another question now.
When I lightly tap the reed "fingers" against thier backing plates on my workbench...3 of the assemblys sound solid against thier backing. One Reed Assm has several fingers that make a hollow sound when I tap them. Like they are not sitting down solid against thier backing like the others????
Is this a problem? (bet it is). From the parts breakdown, it doesnt look like the read portion is replaceable. Can it be taken apart and flexed a bit? Or find a better used/new one(if avail new)
Deep into my 1st Motor rebuild, and not really familiar with reeds.
Its a 1984 Johnson 115
When I lightly tap the reed "fingers" against thier backing plates on my workbench...3 of the assemblys sound solid against thier backing. One Reed Assm has several fingers that make a hollow sound when I tap them. Like they are not sitting down solid against thier backing like the others????
Is this a problem? (bet it is). From the parts breakdown, it doesnt look like the read portion is replaceable. Can it be taken apart and flexed a bit? Or find a better used/new one(if avail new)
Deep into my 1st Motor rebuild, and not really familiar with reeds.
Its a 1984 Johnson 115