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Originally Posted by gary a gerber
Tdocked So now I have strong forward engine power but that stall situation occurs when initially shifting.Is it possible the collar excerpts
too much pressure stalling an engine at idle?
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Maybe.
If the shaft is turning while at idle, in or out of gear, and the stuffing box is to tight when you rev the engine up in gear the engine will stall.
Feel the packing nut while at idle in gear.* If it is hot the packing is to tight. It seems to me that if the stuffing was so tight as to stall the engine the friction would generate a lot of heat in the stuffing box. What is the water drip rate out of the stuffing box when the shaft is turning? If cooling water is not in or through the stuffing box, and the stuffing is running hot you will wear it out in short order.
Does the engine stall when you shift into reverse also?
*Careful around moving machinery. An IR thermometer would be the best tool.
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