PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY

[Sanoman]

l found this small aluminum piece in my hull yesterday and cannot figure out where it came from.l installed all the parts in this ski and feel comfortable it didn't come from anything l installed or something it fell off of.

So can anyone figure it out what it is?

 

[snowxr]

The size and general shape reminds me of the welded in plugs on seadoo exhaust pipes. They can pop off if water freezes in the pipe. It's a long shot, and no idea why it would be in your hull.

 

[Blue]

Thats a quarter. Lol finders keepers. I agree it really looks like a weld in freeze plug from a seadoo. Which ski did u find that in??

 

[TOBY]

i think its from one of the OEM cuplers u might need a washer and a new cupler.

 

[TOBY]

on intermediate side, back to work don

 

[Blue]

And we have a winner. I knew i saw that number 24 somewhere but i havent run a stock coupler in forever. Good eye TOBY....

 

[Tyler Zane]

Im sorry but when someone mentions freeze plugs it makes me cringe. Theres no such thing as freeze plugs even if autozone sells them under that listing for your 350 small block. They are casting plugs. Sorry again! Im out before the beatings start!

 

[waxhead]

Im sorry but when someone mentions freeze plugs it makes me cringe. Theres no such thing as freeze plugs even if autozone sells them under that listing for your 350 small block. They are casting plugs. Sorry again! Im out before the beatings start!

Yeah I could never understand that either

 

[Tyler Zane]

Yeah I could never understand that either

Thank you! Im not alone!

 

[Sanoman]

i think its from one of the OEM cuplers u might need a washer and a new cupler.

Awesome Toby.Looks like some more wrenching for me! Never had an oem do that.Must have been ready to go when l put it in.Got one ride out of it! Guess the warranty already has run out.........lol

Thanks for all the help

 

[hornedogg79]

Must have been ready to go when l put it in.

Is that what you told her?
I'm with Toby.... believe you forgot a coupler washer.

 

[TOBY]

Is that what you told her?
I'm with Toby.... believe you forgot a coupler washer.

OLD people

 

[OCD Solutions]

Thank you! I'm not alone!

Your not alone, your just from the south. You are probably equally confused by the concepts of block heaters, cab heaters and battery blankets, lol.

These just hit the market around the time I moved South of the border;
http://www.windshieldwiperheaters.com/

 

[restosud]

Your not alone, your just from the south. You are probably equally confused by the concepts of block heaters, cab heaters and battery blankets, lol.

These just hit the market around the time I moved South of the border;
http://www.windshieldwiperheaters.com/

do i see cracked windshield when the nice and hot juice hits it?

 

[Tyler Zane]

Your not alone, your just from the south. You are probably equally confused by the concepts of block heaters, cab heaters and battery blankets, lol.

These just hit the market around the time I moved South of the border;
http://www.windshieldwiperheaters.com/

Battery blankets, aww that sounds comfy! Them northern folks have all the fancy dodads.

 

[JetManiac]

Is that what you told her?
I'm with Toby.... believe you forgot a coupler washer.

Second on that, did you have a midshaft coupler washer installed?

 

[Ducky]

Just trying to understand where this piece came from on the coupler? Can someone help me out with a visual? And why would not having the washer cause this? Just trying to learn for future problems.

 

[Blue]

Its the center of the coupler. The coupler bottoms out on the washer but without the washer the midshaft bottoms out inside the coupler and as its screwed tighter it pops out the center. If ur driveshaft orings leak i would think water can get in ur hull.

 

[Ducky]

Its the center of the coupler. The coupler bottoms out on the washer but without the washer the midshaft bottoms out inside the coupler and as its screwed tighter it pops out the center. If ur driveshaft orings leak i would think water can get in ur hull.

Ah ha! Perfect explanation. Thank you @Blue

 

[JetManiac]

Its the center of the coupler. The coupler bottoms out on the washer but without the washer the midshaft bottoms out inside the coupler and as its screwed tighter it pops out the center. If ur driveshaft orings leak i would think water can get in ur hull.

Also bilge water can get to splines through the hole and wash out grease over time and destroy splines.