speedos are plugged
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Topic: speedos are plugged
Posted By: Sweepyboy
Subject: speedos are plugged
Date Posted: June-01-2010 at 12:40pm
Both speedos are plugged on my 88 SN. One moves real slow, the other does not move at all. Is their a clean out procedure?
Thanks..
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Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: June-01-2010 at 12:52pm
The tubes are plugged. Blow them out from the boat side out.
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78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior
GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade
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Posted By: Sweepyboy
Date Posted: June-01-2010 at 12:58pm
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Where do you unplug them from inside the boat? Behind the dash?
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Posted By: srbranum
Date Posted: June-01-2010 at 1:05pm
My pickup gets clogged with lake junk all the time. I carry a fish hook in my box and unclog it and it works most of the time. If the the problem is up in the line, the suggestion above is the ticket.
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I have to keep her running 'cause I can't afford a new one
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Posted By: Sweepyboy
Date Posted: June-01-2010 at 1:40pm
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I still need to know where to unplug the speedo lines from inside the boat. Thanks..
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Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: June-01-2010 at 1:51pm
The best bet it to go to the pitot tube ends and take a wire or fish hook and see if you can dislodge the gunk.
If you do get the jam out, water will come out.
As far as where to unplug the tube, follow the tubes from the point they pick the water up and when you find a joint where it can be taken apart, that is where.
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78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior
GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg
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Posted By: Sweepyboy
Date Posted: June-01-2010 at 2:09pm
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Thanks. I will give it a shot. appreciate the help.
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Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: June-01-2010 at 2:18pm
No problem. The one that sort of works might be easier to clear than the other one. The one that sort of works only is partially plugged. pine needles, and other stuff will cause this.
On my martinique, it's pickup is built into the tracking fins. I can simply take the rubber hose off the fitting and send a piece of binder wire down it and have it fixed.
I usually do this in the water, so when I take the tube off, and I see no or little water comes up through literally a hole in the boat;) then i know it's clogged. When i clear it, water shoots up pretty good and I re attach the pitot tube.
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78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior
GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg
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