I put the dripless (PSS), as well. This was part of the bigger project (new shaft (SS), new cutlass bearing and new coupling). No issues, no drips.
If I was not changing the shaft, I would have probably gone with the Teflon packing (like Dennis) (simpler and substantially lower cost and almost the same benefits). Please note that you might need more room (an inch or two) between the shaft log and the engine for your dripless shaft. And that the venting tube has to be mounted with the end above the water line (which may or may not be an issue on your boat; I had to be quite creative with that). Marek in Ottawa ------------------------------------------------- Message: 5 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:11:49 -0400 From: "Bill Coleman" <colt...@verizon.net> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Now on to STUFFING BOXES Message-ID: <02cd01ceca9b$3005ef40$9011cdc0$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I put the dripless on, I think in '91. Haven't thought about it much since then. I suppose if they have any drawbacks, it could be that you tend to forget about them. I think have re-compressed the hose twice, once when I changed the engine, shaft and tranny in '95 and maybe once since then. No drips. Bill Coleman C&C 39 animated_favicon1
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