Start early, take your time, and if you get the urge to take a short cut...take a break instead.
matt_e: Do all aftermarket hoods seal well? Or do some of them?
Why do peopl einstall scuppers in the first place?
Is defoaming a god idea?
shadow: You can do tailstands without front exhaust for a few seconds.. and then you'll stall. I think the engine needs a certain amount of backpressure to work... when you submerge the tail too far under water the pressure changes and your engine stalls.
Because it's the popular thing to do and everyone thinks they need one or two scuppers.
and because it gets water out in a tiny fraction of the time it takes bilge pumps to remove water.
Yea, though I ride through the oceans of the beloved Superjets, I will fear no evil: for I ride a Kawi; my SX and my X2 they comfort me.Thou preparest an engine on the table before me in the presence of many nonbelievers: thou anointest my premix with oil; my fuel tank runneth over.Surely backflips and barrel rolls shall come easily all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the swell of the Surf for ever
and because it gets water out in a tiny fraction of the time it takes bilge pumps to remove water.
and then sinks your boat in a fraction of a second when its upside down:Banane35:
so, maybe you like water sloshing around your engine for a minute or 2 while it gets pumped out. i prefer mine to be gone in seconds. i have riding to do.Yup.
So?
I would put some type of strainer on my scupper valve next time somewhere near the bulkhead so i dont loose bolts :banghead:
And i found a snickers wrapper in my last SN i bought
1> Just a little tighter on that bolt or nut is not always a good idea
2> (repeat) a dropped tool, washer,bolt, something important will ALWAYS go under the motor.
3> Wrenchs that slip will ALWAYS head for the nearest knuckle or forehead (especially true on vehicle suspensions)
buy backup cables, put circlips with the gaps up or down, not sideways, put the truck in park, use loctite
so, maybe you like water sloshing around your engine for a minute or 2 while it gets pumped out. i prefer mine to be gone in seconds. i have riding to do.
A minute or two?
Good grief, get a hood seal!