knuckle47
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"Today started early and I dis
"Today started early and I discovered a very simple way to change the sparkplugs on those outboard sides against the hull. Take the engine out. We were surprised at the ease at which this went down...no pun.
The marina uses their travelift to hoist the engine and the operator is obviously expert with the controls and no view of what was happening below him. There were several opportunities for screw ups in that we had replaced the angle iron mounts and drilling new vertical holes and horizontal holes. Being 1 /32 off would not have allowed all of the motor mounts to line and and just drop in the bolts...but it all worked within 20 minutes.
Next we had to re connect all of the parts removed to gain access to motor mounts and once again, other than things that are 20 minute jobs taking 60, nothing remarkable.
We were about to call for the travelift when my brother said we should see that the engine starts...This is where we had a problem. The motor cranked nicely, the buzzers we buzzin', spark was sparkin' and after s few futile moments my brother asked if the starter was cranking in the right direction? HUH? Well there was the answer. We needed a RH starter and had picked up a standard LH instead.
So while we have an answer, we did not launch. I've gotta swap starters but from start to finish it took about 4 hours. The last hour spent fighting the muffer hoses and the 4" to 3" adapters. You know once they set for a few months, they do not like to separate.
I have a few pictures but they look the same as the engine coming out..so what would be the difference.
Back to squeezing in between the blocks and slicing skin on hose clamps. Maybe one day I can get hold of a 50 footer with an actual engine room!"
"Today started early and I discovered a very simple way to change the sparkplugs on those outboard sides against the hull. Take the engine out. We were surprised at the ease at which this went down...no pun.
The marina uses their travelift to hoist the engine and the operator is obviously expert with the controls and no view of what was happening below him. There were several opportunities for screw ups in that we had replaced the angle iron mounts and drilling new vertical holes and horizontal holes. Being 1 /32 off would not have allowed all of the motor mounts to line and and just drop in the bolts...but it all worked within 20 minutes.
Next we had to re connect all of the parts removed to gain access to motor mounts and once again, other than things that are 20 minute jobs taking 60, nothing remarkable.
We were about to call for the travelift when my brother said we should see that the engine starts...This is where we had a problem. The motor cranked nicely, the buzzers we buzzin', spark was sparkin' and after s few futile moments my brother asked if the starter was cranking in the right direction? HUH? Well there was the answer. We needed a RH starter and had picked up a standard LH instead.
So while we have an answer, we did not launch. I've gotta swap starters but from start to finish it took about 4 hours. The last hour spent fighting the muffer hoses and the 4" to 3" adapters. You know once they set for a few months, they do not like to separate.
I have a few pictures but they look the same as the engine coming out..so what would be the difference.
Back to squeezing in between the blocks and slicing skin on hose clamps. Maybe one day I can get hold of a 50 footer with an actual engine room!"
