148 skat-trak install?

[beacom]

Hey guys,

Im installing a skat-trak 2 inch set back pump and have come into a roadblock. It seems like on my hurricane that the steering line and cooling tube should be reversed to how it is installed. The cooling line has to cross the steering making it bind up. I tried looping it back and then to the tube but it kinks it pretty bad.

Just wondering if anyone has encountered this and what they did. Trying to see if there are any options before I drill and tap the pump to move the hose barb above.

Also does anyone know the typical thread size on a half inch hose barb? 3/8 by NPT?

 

[Little_Franny]

Can you rotate the stator section 180 degrees? I know if you run an Oem stator in a Krash hull you need to do this.... Can't say k have any experience with your particular setup

 

[Little_Franny]

Never mind. You are not able rotate since it's a one piece.

You can always red till the fitting at a better angle and plug the current hole

 

[beacom]

yeah one piece pump. Im thinking ill probably just have to drill and tap above. Looked at the solas i pulled out and this is what they did. A little more scary drilling into this pump though.

 

[Little_Franny]

Not so bad, I have drilled pumps before and it's not so bad

 

[beacom]

should be thick enough without the bung?

 

[Little_Franny]

Yup, not ideal, but will work

 

[N3vrSat1sfied]

Can you flip the steering cable to bottom of nozzle? would that give the cooling line enough room?

 

[beacom]

i tried that and still binding up. Talked to @Marcgraham27 who had the same issue so I got a 90 to eliminate the kink in the hose. Not the prettiest but atleast i dont have to drill the pump and should work fine. I want to find some low pro hose clamps though.

 

[N3vrSat1sfied]

man that visually sucks. @JMew03 did you have this issue with your hurricane and 144mag?

 

[JMew03]

Yes it was a pain in the dick. Had to route the water lines over the pump for them to work and not kink.

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[JMew03]

This is how I had to do mine

I am not sure if this would even work with a 148 pump. Barely works with a 144. Poor pump tunnel design if I could say so myself.

The steering cable and water line pipe need to swap places.


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[beacom]

Yea they do need to be swapped. I'm going to see if that works for me tommorow. If not maybe go to a shop and get a bung welded on so its not so ghetto. Haha

 

[codyadams209]

I had to run my hose in a long loop but it didn't bind up, probably bc I'm using 3/8

 

[beacom]

@codyadams209 yeah 1/2 made it pretty tight everywhere. I ended up just tapping so it fit how it should.

 

[JMew03]

My water lines are 3/8ths as well. The pipe on the hull is 1/2 though. That was fun.

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[N3vrSat1sfied]

My water lines are 3/8ths as well. The pipe on the hull is 1/2 though. That was fun.

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heat gun and wd40, they go right on!

 

[codyadams209]

heat gun and wd40, they go right on!

Waterproof grease and elbow grease

 

[N3vrSat1sfied]

Waterproof grease and elbow grease

elbow grease? sounds like unnecessary work