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> Somewhere in the process, I dropped a small
> quarter inch lock washer. It went down behind
> the air shroud, and I assumed it wound up on the
> floor. No such luck. It stopped on the bottom
> of the magneto which of course is magnetic.

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> I thought the explosion had killed me but I woke
> up, not in the hospital, but in my own bed. It
> was one of the worst nightmares I have ever had.
> I certainly hope it doesn't come true when I
> finally take the Cushman out for a ride.
>
> I really did drop a small lock washer. Maybe I
> better go out to the shop and look for it, just
> in case.
> Howard

Wow. It sounds like an astronaut just did something similar, on the International Space Station. Let's hope that the consequences are minimal...

- Enigma