New to me 72 Skier

No opinions other than strongly suspecting that overall thickness may lead to cracking due to the lack of strength in the gel. Some say most/all the old needs to come off? Just make sure you do your homework.

samudj01 wrote: Anyone try the Airtex? Saw it in another thread. On sale now for $40 prime on amazon.

It's the same construction as a new Carter

Anyone try the Airtex? Saw it in another thread. On sale now for $40 prime on amazon.

Leaning towards new but wanted to explore rebuild to save money, learn something and use the original part.

Looking at your fuel pump pictures, the pump in the picture with a left hand holding a rusty metal fuel line is an AC dual diaphragm pump.

Then and Now can rebuild it, they won't sell the parts to do it yourself. Mille1sj had them do one recently and seems plenty happy with it.

The others are Carter single diaphragm and look like oldies that can be rebuilt.

Click on the link below for more info and there are some pictures of the newer Carter that maybe somebody can get apart and back together again, and also the older Carter that you can get a kit for and do yourself or have Then and Now do it for you. A few other places sell the kit for the Carter also.

link.

A good trip through a bead blaster after it's all disassembled will tell you if the Carter's are gonna survive since the kit has everything you need except the housings

Wow. How much of the old gel are you taking down to avoid having too much thickness?

You might be better off having a good gel guy tint some for you. The chances of finding something off the shelf that won’t be a noticeably different shade is slim to none. But if it’s cheap then there’s little harm in trying it. Gel repair is pretty easy and can always be redone if you don’t like the match... you’re only out the time and effort.

Check with Reid and Brad on the orange vinyl, ones been identified to match.

And the pics:

First is our thought for matching the orange of the skier. Think we got a pretty good match on a premix.



Next are pics of the pumps. Take a look and let us know thoughts on rebuilding. I have done a little searching for rebuild kits. Just not sure of their condition and or the right rebuild kit(s). Will start with one, hopefully someone knows the right kit for one of these pumps. Can the pumps be soaked in carb cleaner?

All old pumps. We have quite a few. Will take pics next time. Def a few old carters. We have an in-line filter on a short fuel line and could see that gas wasn’t coming. Line is only 2 ft total. I sucked through it and got gas to the filter. Sounds like a rebuild may be necessary. The one on the boat has a glass bowl on the bottom with what seems to be a filter in it.

In this content, R&R is "remove and refit"

I wonder if the PO of the engine has the wrong rear main seal?

David,
On the oil, was the rear main seal R&R'd?

A little update. Summer came and slowed us down (ok, boating season stopped us dead in our tracks). Was/is a good summer. And the Badin Mini is coming up. Hope we see old friends and meet new ones.

So we tried all sorts of stuff to get the gel to match the test areas that were there prior to us...no luck. Tried superduty, aqua buff 1000, on and off, and then wet sanding more and more aggressive (down to 150). We could still see the difference even though we got close. We decided to gel the boat. Plan - do it ourselves. Knowledge and experience - none. Should be a learning experience. May not go well but here's to hoping.

Needed to get it flipped so we could concentrate on the orange first...

Boat Flip Time Lapse









Tough to see but there is a frame we built inside the boat so it would rest on the top of the stringers and so we could sit it on the trailer.

Next was grinding out all major blemishes, filling them with vinylester resin (suggested to us over epoxy for sticking to gel coat), and sanding smooth. There were holes all the way around for an old snap cover...they gone. Still have some refilling and sanding to do.













After this step we will sand the boat to get it prepped for gel. Looking for a place with a booth and large compressor for gel. Plan is to tint gel to similar color orange and paint boot stripe. We shall see...who knows when. Stay Tuned! And come play at the Badin mini. Water was great this past weekend!

KENO wrote: Aren't you glad I ask these silly questions? Cheapest power increase ever 49 absolutely free cubic inches PS your friends were probably thinking about a 351C or a 351M as far as number of valve cover bolts

Yes you are right as (almost) always. There is no replacement for displacement! I asked the gentleman today about the bad advice and he said “measure the intake bolts”...he has his moments.

wiscofoot wrote:    I measured the intake manifold and the mounting bolts are 9.25” center to center.

So, it's a 351. Better get someone else to help other than a Air Force mechanic and a diesel mechanic.