Take the whole thing off at the block. 4 bolts. Then you can use a big wrench and a vice to get the pieces apart. You may want to replace the part that attaches to the engine too. A light coating of high temperature anti-seize will help get the pieces together tight enough to prevent leakage.
This comment is based on the assumption that you have the case iron style elbow. 2 pieces connected by a very short nipple. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jan 19, 2016 2:56 PM, "Michael Crombie via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > While we are on mixing elbows, I plan on replacing mine this spring on my > Yammar 2GM20F. I am a bit worried about making a mess of this job as it > looks like the old one has never been touched and is firmly rusted in > place. Any tips for removing it? > > Also, when I go to install the new one (which I already have on hand), do > I need to put anything on the threads? > > Thanks, > Mike > Atacama 33mkii > Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. > Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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