Chuck:
Yesterday, I did not have my 'heat gun'....dumb ....had a ceramic
heater, tap hot water, dish detergent, cut the inside edge of the hose
with a box cutter to make an accepting angle of attachment.....the
problem is lack of leverage to push the hose over the not necessary
'lip' the manufacturer put on the mixing elbow.....my next attempt on
this job will include a 'heat gun'. If I have to I will melt the GD
hose on the mixing elbow but one way or the other, it is going on.
The hard part of this job was removing and reattaching the 'exhaust
flange' from the 'exhaust manifold'.....it's the incredibly difficult
and limited space you have to work in.....and my situation is further
challenged by having a hot water tank in the locker I am trying to work
from. Anchoring the new muffler wasn't exactly a relaxing moment but
not as difficult as the mixing elbow.
You gotta enjoy this sadistic pleasure or why would we own these
wonderful boats?
Bob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2013/04/11 7:28 PM, Chuck S wrote:
Have you tired warming the hose?
Wear gloves, heat up a tea kettle of water, soap up the mixing elbow
with Joy dish detergent. Pour hot water on and into the hose end.
Try not to get any in the mixing elbow.
Be persisistent, be /*Resolute*/. Or offer to buy a yard guy a 30
pack of beer to show you? He'll probably do it on his break for you.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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*From: *"Robert Abbott" <robertabb...@eastlink.ca>
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*Sent: *Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:27:48 AM
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Rich:
I did that also, beveled the inside of the hose with a box cutter. The
hose is a hard-walled, marine exhaust hose with a wire
lining.....extremely stiff. The lip on the mixing elbow is the
challenge....because of where it is with me lying on my left side inside
the engine compartment, I don't have enough leverage to push the hose
over the lip. The other end slides on the new muffler with little
effort.
There's no way I could use an angle grinder down there to take the 'lip'
off.....I need the use of two hands to use the grinder
properly/safely.....I can't position myself with the room, or lack
thereof, to do that. I have a hot water tank in the port lazarette that
further restricts the access to the engine compartment.
The idea of a 'tail pipe expander' might be the solution....it's only
$20....after what I went through yesterday and the way parts of my body
feel today, I would gladly pay another $20 to bring this boat project to
a conclusion.
Bob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
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