Changing Port Engine Starter on 292 SR1
03-13-2017 | 04:30 PM
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Think you might need two people to pull the manifold and more so to replace. Think there is no room to remove the two outer bolts and install threaded rod or long bolts with cut off heads. Try to remove is bad enough, but trying to get them back on by your self is going to be a pain
03-13-2017 | 05:53 PM
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Getting the old one off shouldn't be too bad it's just a matter of getting your arms down in there. The hard part is holding the new one up while you bolt it. As mentioned above a temporary piece of short threaded rod in the bolt hole allows you to get it up in and aligned so you can start the other bolt then remove the threaded rod and install other boat.
Long arms are nice to have too
Long arms are nice to have too
03-13-2017 | 07:40 PM
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Manifolds are not bad to pull - IMCO aluminum with stainless risers, but you have to be a contortionist to get all the manifold bolts. I like the foam block idea as well as the threaded rod for a guide.
I hope airjunky is right and that it is not as bad as it looks...
Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions!
I hope airjunky is right and that it is not as bad as it looks...
Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions!
03-13-2017 | 07:42 PM
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03-20-2017 | 10:22 AM
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Well, my port engine starter gave up the ghost Saturday and I am now faced with the challenge of changing the starter... 454 MAGS carb'ed with IMCO exhaust manifolds.
Looks like I need to remove the right side exhaust manifold of the port engine and maybe the left side manifold of the starboard one, along with the hatch actuator in order to get enough room to remove the bugger.... Am I missing anything here? Anything else need to be removed or is there a better approach?
I was thinking about laying some 2x10's transversely across the engine compartment to give me something a little more comfortable to lay on rather than trying to lay on the engine and have a carburetor jamming me in the gut.
Figured I would post here in the Formula forum rather than in the general forums since it is a Formula-specific task. Any other thoughts or additional insight would be appreciated...
Looks like I need to remove the right side exhaust manifold of the port engine and maybe the left side manifold of the starboard one, along with the hatch actuator in order to get enough room to remove the bugger.... Am I missing anything here? Anything else need to be removed or is there a better approach?
I was thinking about laying some 2x10's transversely across the engine compartment to give me something a little more comfortable to lay on rather than trying to lay on the engine and have a carburetor jamming me in the gut.
Figured I would post here in the Formula forum rather than in the general forums since it is a Formula-specific task. Any other thoughts or additional insight would be appreciated...
