startedinbermuda
Contributing Member
"I had some broken bolts and f
"I had some broken bolts and finally was able to drill a couple of new holes but not too deep but I felt good enough to get everything back on as long as I used good grade of silicone gasket maker as someone in this discussion board suggested. All went kind of OK but I dropped the black poppet and the spring in the black deep canal water. After having been out there for hours getting this far and having had to wait weeks for the O rings from Honda, I went ahead and installed everything back without the poppet and spring and I'm letting it cure overnight. Somebody out there please tell me what I might expect if I run it like this. Is that poppet and spring absolutely necessary? I mean I know the motor needs it for something but will it run without it and what damage if any can I cause. Or is it more some kind of release mechanism which is good to have but not absolutely necessary. I'm in your hands for comments PLEASE.!"
"I had some broken bolts and finally was able to drill a couple of new holes but not too deep but I felt good enough to get everything back on as long as I used good grade of silicone gasket maker as someone in this discussion board suggested. All went kind of OK but I dropped the black poppet and the spring in the black deep canal water. After having been out there for hours getting this far and having had to wait weeks for the O rings from Honda, I went ahead and installed everything back without the poppet and spring and I'm letting it cure overnight. Somebody out there please tell me what I might expect if I run it like this. Is that poppet and spring absolutely necessary? I mean I know the motor needs it for something but will it run without it and what damage if any can I cause. Or is it more some kind of release mechanism which is good to have but not absolutely necessary. I'm in your hands for comments PLEASE.!"