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    99 mercury xr6 OG870618 (reeds)

    I have 3 chipped reeds and I want to lap reed cages. Do I lap the seal from reed block to cage or the seal for the reeds themselves? Reed cages have a rubber coating where the reeds themselves seal. Any help would be great.

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    Lap the rubber coating where the reeds seal. I use 1000 grit paper on a flat mirror.

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