496 Mag HO owners beware
This week a customer brought his boat in with coolant in the bilge. What we found was on the heat exchanger Mercury uses a large hose clamp to hold the exchanger in place. The bottom hoses don't have hose clamps on them, they just wedge in with rubber grommet's and held by the one large hose clamp. The clamp on his broke and when it got hot and pressure was up combined with bouncing around it would spray coolant out.
I would suggest 496 owners carry a spare large hose clamp and coolant just in case. |
Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
There are two hose clamps over the heat exchanger. And yes, they are paramount to operation.
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Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
Eric tell them how much a impeller kit is for one :eek: :eek:
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Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
Originally Posted by Strip Poker 388
Eric tell them how much a impeller kit is for one :eek: :eek:
New pump comes with Pully pump w/p switch bracket The pump we took apart only had 110 hrs and needed to be replaced :( |
Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
$500 clams for a water pump!?!?!!? Man, my old tech 1996 454's are looking better all the time!
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Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
Originally Posted by racer-x6
This week a customer brought his boat in with coolant in the bilge. What we found was on the heat exchanger Mercury uses a large hose clamp to hold the exchanger in place. The bottom hoses don't have hose clamps on them, they just wedge in with rubber grommet's and held by the one large hose clamp. The clamp on his broke and when it got hot and pressure was up combined with bouncing around it would spray coolant out.
I would suggest 496 owners carry a spare large hose clamp and coolant just in case. Just had the same thing happen to a customer yesterday! |
Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
just throw a couple of the big-azz cable ties around the works next to/over the hose clamps for insurance...
then just check'em every now and then. I did the grommet replacement this spring so I know the area. |
Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
Great, ONE more thing to worry about.
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Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
just checked mine :D:
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Re: 496 Mag HO owners beware
I remember the press releases that GM made saying the 496's had capability to go beyond the 502...right
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