Kind of sounds like the battle I'm losing with a new bearing on my car, the damn race just won't go in!!!! I finally took a caliper and measured the old vs new, 1mm difference. Jeez, on an automotive bearing that's a lot! That reminds me, I have to contact the parts vendor and try and get a replacement.
Something about hoses, there are no regulated size guidelines. There is no standard and they measure them differently, or so says Nigel Calder. You may try purchasing a tiny section of another brand of hose in that size to see if it fits better. On a reinforced hose like that I bet 1mm or 2mm would make a big difference. Steve C&C 32 Toronto On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca>wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Robert Abbott" <robertabb...@eastlink.ca><robertabb...@eastlink.ca> > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent: *Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:27:48 AM > *Subject: *Stus-List Question > > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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