dhays
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I am NOT a good mechanic. I have no knowledge and even less experience. So here is a simply question.
Any tips on ways to make removing and reinstalling a raw water intake hose?
The reason:
I am considering adding a fresh water flush for my engine. Given my boat, the most convenient place to add a fitting into the intake line is between the seacock and strainer. In the past, any time I have had to change a hose it has turned into a long and painful wrestling match to try and remove the existing hose and fit the new hose over the fitting. It looks as if during the original install (none of this needed to be changed during the recent repower) that a sealant or glue was used on the hose fittings.
The other issue is that the existing hose has some bends in it. It doesn't look like the original hose had bends pre-molded but has no problem with the radius of the bends that are there.
I don't want to tackle this soon, I want to wait until the boat won't be used for a couple of weeks to give me time to deal with potential problems.
Any tips on ways to make removing and reinstalling a raw water intake hose?
The reason:
I am considering adding a fresh water flush for my engine. Given my boat, the most convenient place to add a fitting into the intake line is between the seacock and strainer. In the past, any time I have had to change a hose it has turned into a long and painful wrestling match to try and remove the existing hose and fit the new hose over the fitting. It looks as if during the original install (none of this needed to be changed during the recent repower) that a sealant or glue was used on the hose fittings.
The other issue is that the existing hose has some bends in it. It doesn't look like the original hose had bends pre-molded but has no problem with the radius of the bends that are there.
I don't want to tackle this soon, I want to wait until the boat won't be used for a couple of weeks to give me time to deal with potential problems.