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Dizzy cap bolt snapped...safe or not???

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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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Default Dizzy cap bolt snapped...safe or not???

Wus up everybody, today i was checkin out my dizzy thing when u take the cap off and as i was puttin the cap back on the dizzy i was tightining the last screw and it just snapped with half stuck in there and half fell on the ground... , so my question is, is it safe to drive like this or do i need to get a new dizzy or what?? by the way this is d15b7 engine. thanks
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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i'm sure its fine as long as you have the other 2 in tight. if not, drill it out and throw a nut and bolt threw it or just try to remove the broken part.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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drove the car for about 10 mins after that no power loss, everything seems fine... for now
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Scrapin4DR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">drove the car for about 10 mins after that no power loss, everything seems fine... for now </TD></TR></TABLE>


it will be fine for a long time.
2 holding on the dizzy is just fine
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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it'll be fine, although it may not be AS water proof as it is suposed to be. you should be fine though. i only have 2 on mine.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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I only had 1 bolt in my old EF. It ran
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:33 PM
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I drove my girls prelude with just 2 screws in it for a while no prolems. Just replace it as soon as possible
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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tnx for the info guys
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