I developed a leak from the cooling jacket plate. I scrubbed some rust off of there this spring and tightened the top flywheel side nut a bit too much. It stripped but I thought I was able to get it tight enough. A squealing alternator belt made me open the engine cover and I was greeted by a shower of seawater. That explained the squealing AND the full bilge I kept getting.
I ordered Don’s repair kit and the stud replacement. If one is going others are sure to follow, right? But on pulling the cooling jacket cover plate there was a sesame seed size hole in it and I could see other areas that were very thin. But Don included JB Weld with the repair kit, so I mixed up a batch of that, repaired the hole, installed the repair studs with the backing plate and the new studs. This off season I will order and install a new cover plate from Moyer.
Where would we be without this incredible resource, I asked myself today. Thank you Don!
I ordered Don’s repair kit and the stud replacement. If one is going others are sure to follow, right? But on pulling the cooling jacket cover plate there was a sesame seed size hole in it and I could see other areas that were very thin. But Don included JB Weld with the repair kit, so I mixed up a batch of that, repaired the hole, installed the repair studs with the backing plate and the new studs. This off season I will order and install a new cover plate from Moyer.
Where would we be without this incredible resource, I asked myself today. Thank you Don!
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