Thanks guys I have successfully swapped the stator. Getting the nuts off was an adventure and now I have a giant unused strap wrench. I guess its there for next time when I can have the elegance factor. So for anyone stumbling on this thread... What eventually worked sans a giant strap wrench? The Twin II: The rope trick! I would suggest this to anyone over the strap wrench. With the torque I had to put on that thing to get it loose I seriously doubt the cooling fins would have come away unscathed. On top of that it leaves both hands free to apply torque, heat and PB to the nut. Yes I ended up firing it up with a torch and blasting it with the PB several times. One thing to note when buying rope, don't confuse 3/4 with 3/8 or you'll be buying two chunks of rope over two trips. ;) On a similar thought if you got the 3/4 and tried to use the inner bit to do the trick and the engine turns over with the rope in there; you didn't shear the rope core in the engine. You just mushed it flat. Now you wont have to take of the cylinder head and go looking for proper torque speck to put it back on. Just start with 3/8 rope. The vanguard that had no connection to the pistons: Like I described above a piece of angle iron bolted to the flywheel and another sturdy part of the engine worked the charm. As for re-installation I followed Mownie's advice. Thanks for that. The last thing I want is more problems down the road.

I've always called this insect the Cyclops dragonfly. It's Anax junius, the common green darner. His two big dragonfly eyes are sort of disguised in this picture, but we sure do get a good view of the spot on the top of his head!

Hi ee; You are experiencing the changes of small flies as the seasons change. Probibly from nats through fruit flies to the larger drain flies. All smaller than common house flies. Google them all and observe the differences and get a hint on how to control them.

They do have the profile of a fruit fly. Are significant numbers drowning on or under the surface of the vinegar? A typical fruit fly trap will have entry holes just big enough for the fly to enter. You might have some escaping from this uncapped bottle. What is the source of the invasion?