XPC Marine Drive Seal system
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Printed Date: January-15-2025 at 12:03pm
Topic: XPC Marine Drive Seal system
Posted By: JUST-IN-TIME
Subject: XPC Marine Drive Seal system
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 4:37pm
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anybody use this or install this?
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Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 4:40pm
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several use a dripless seal, but now with the new style packing flax it's really not needed as you can get an almost dripless seal with the new stuff and you don't have to run the cooling line. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: JUST-IN-TIME
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 4:52pm
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thanx
my neighbor is Mr perfection i have tried to tell him how to adjust packing but he never gets it right i told him pay me for it and i will show you, LOL i think he is going to go the other way ------------- www.switchbait.com |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 5:21pm
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150-200 bucks verses 5 what are you going to choose?
How hard is it to tighten a nut and a jam nut? not very hard at all. The easy way is to lift the rear panel in the floor then you have plenty of room to work on it. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 5:29pm
I agree with you Chris- but didnt you have the expensive dripless system in your '79?  ------------- |
79nautique wrote:Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 5:34pm
yes and I spent 350.00 for that and the prop. Also I was not aware of the teflon packing flax at the time either otherwise I would have went that route Timmy. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 5:39pm
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I hear that the teflon packing works well, but I've been running the original packing in my '88 and have never even adjusted it. It's moored all summer, so maybe that extends its life, but I've never seen the packing on these little inboards as much of a maintenance issue. Dripless seems like a WOM. ------------- |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 7:21pm
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I'll be doing a full review of the XPC dripless system this spring on my site. ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: March-11-2008 at 8:14pm
Hopefully he has someone else install the dripless. If he can't get the regular packing right, then he would probably screw up the dripless too! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: JUST-IN-TIME
Date Posted: March-13-2008 at 4:39am
tell me about it,lol if you can not read the owners manual, sell the boat ------------- www.switchbait.com |