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zwoobah 
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 Topic: Gas tank is out. What else should I replace?Posted: October-07-2019 at 1:10pm |
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Unfortunately my season is over with the Mustang. It was a great first summer with this boat. Got in a final two days of fall foliage crusing this past weekend.
 Our lake water level has dropped due to lack of rain, and the dam gets lowered next week to drop the water level below the docks for winter. Time to get the boat out before it gets stuck on my lift.   Pulled the tank because it has a bunch of loose crap inside - I'm assuming rust. Will drop it off to the tank shop next week. Looks like it was previously worked on in 1999 (has a date on one side). Does this look like a factory tank?  While it's out I plan to replace the vent hose, bilge pump hose, filler hose, and reglue the carpet in this area. I also want to get my gas gauge working. I thought it was opaque due to rust in the tank, but it actually may just be red from overspray through the sight glass hole when the boat was painted.  My blower hose is currently plastic dryer vent tubing. What hose should be used for this application? Should I replace the rudder packing? I'm not aware of it leaking but I'm already in here. Any other maintenance to do on the rudder mechanism? |
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baitkiller
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Posted: October-07-2019 at 2:09pm |
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Are you in Australia?
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Jesus was a bare-footer.............
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KENO
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Posted: October-07-2019 at 2:36pm |
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The carburetor...............you know why
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zwoobah
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Posted: October-07-2019 at 3:26pm |
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Yes, carb and a replacement windshield are on the list to acquire over the winter/install next spring.
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TRBenj
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Posted: October-07-2019 at 3:39pm |
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Looks like a later aluminum tank, not the original steel.
I’d repack both glands while access is easy. I’d align it too. |
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zwoobah
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Posted: October-07-2019 at 4:06pm |
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Tim, I'll check the tank with a magnet. There's a lot of solid crap rattling around inside so I'd assume it's steel - aluminum shouldn't rust. It was held down with a flat aluminum plate on each end.
How do I accurately set the packing with the boat out of the water? I don't want to set it too tight for the driveshaft gland, so I planned to replace that next spring once she's back in the water (I already have the packing). Does the rudder have leakage/drip requirements? |
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