Kyle Boatright wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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The only question is what material to use from the Home Depot metal bin?

KB
Would an external type star washer be secure enough?


Presumably, the folks at Lycoming know what they are doing, and the funny
washer is necessary. Otherwise, I can't imagine them substituting an oddball
part for something that is relatively common.

KB


keeping screw/bolts/nuts in place isn't rocket science. It doesn't
matter if its a carb or something else. The carb isn't magic, its a thing.
Look at the rest of the things on your airplane, are they falling apart?
If you don't want the chance for the nut to back off do something. Bent
washer of any kind should work fine. Star washers or or split lock
washers hold well also. If in doubt, add loctite to any combination of
the above and go fly.

Dave