Bob, if you clamp that properly with two good quality clamps, it will never slip off. Also, did you try taking a box cutter and bevelling the inside of the rubber hose a bit?
Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-10, at 22:27, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote: Dwight: Tried both ends first with liquid detergent, heat gun, hot water, all at once......I wasn't kidding when I said who has got an innovative idea. Haven't been past yours and Rich's yet but Rich has an idea, angle grid the lip off the mixing elbow.....the reason the lip is on it is to accidentally prevent the hose from slipping off.....a safety thing....well let me assure everyone, when I get it on, it ain't accidentally coming off. Bob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2013/04/10 7:34 PM, dwight veinot wrote: > Robert > > Did you try taking it off the muffler end and attaching to mixing elbow end > first, still using detergent, heat etc. > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Robert > Abbott > Sent: April 10, 2013 6:35 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Question > > Background on the question......replaced the muffler and mixing elbow > today.....first time for me doing this job, second time for my mentor > who assisted....he was the more experienced at these tasks, thank > god....got to the last part of the job and ran into the old saying, > there are no easy jobs..... couldn't get the 2" hose to the muffler on > the mixing elbow end ....the mixing elbow has a small 'lip' that is the > challenge.....went on easy over the lip on the new Vernalift > muffler....worked on it until I called quit.....put on liquid dish > detergent .... heat gun .....put the hose in hot water....close but > close doesn't count....can't get enough leverage to push it up over the > lip of the mixing elbow....really frustrating. > > Before someone says do you have the correct hose size....yes...2" hard > wall marine hose came off..... the same is going on.....I had to cut the > old one off on the mixing elbow side. > > A smart guy, which I wasn't today, would have put the mixing elbow side > hose on in the vice grip on the work bench and not when you are on your > side in the engine compartment with little to no leverage. Mixing elbow > is not coming off going back to the workbench to get his hose on even if > I have to go to a slightly bigger hose. > > I need some really innovative ideas to stretch the 2" hose to get it > over the end of the mixing elbow. Don't tell me to use soap, heat, > hot water.....tried all of those today.....I need a really innovative > solution... > > There is no problem that can't be overcome......help me please! > > Bob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2240 / Virus Database: 2641/5736 - Release Date: 04/10/13 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
