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74hc 
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 Topic: Need to Re-Hydrate Packing?Posted: May-17-2013 at 12:59pm |
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For a boat that's been out of the water for quite a few years in storage, does the packing need to be re-hydrated? Or, should the boat sit in the water for an amount of time before taking off and driving it when it launches back into the water?
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Posted: May-17-2013 at 2:32pm |
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It won't do any harm to try it as is, will probably leak some. I would just replace the packing. It's about a $10 project.
Gore-Tex is the way to go these days. You should also replace the RWP impeller if it has been sitting that long. I would also drain the old gas & replace oil, oil filter, fuel filter. |
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Posted: May-17-2013 at 9:06pm |
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Thanks for the reply. I guess care is the rule here and open the cover and watch. Everything else has been replaced: oil, oil filter, FCC filter, gas, and impeller.
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Posted: May-17-2013 at 9:43pm |
I sure hope you used an oil with ZDDP to protect you flat tappet engine. What did you put in it? I also am curious on the filter brand. 
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74hc wrote: