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wow so its just high temp paint on the expansion chamber and head pipe?
yeah..... but, WETSAND WETSAND WETSAND.
wow so its just high temp paint on the expansion chamber and head pipe?
Thanks!
Its Duplicolor gloss black engine paint, with the engine clear coat. Two keys to the process... Prep, obviously, and wet sanding and polishing the finish.
I thought about powdering it, but I wasn't certian it would hold up like the paint. Time will tell.. I can always have it blasted and coated.
That flow control valve goes after the T...
Okie Dokie.......
Well, i'm tired... from A: dancing, and B: Hucking that motor into my ski last night. My ass hurts.
I've never done this before, but... I stuck the whole sumbish in with the chamber attached. Thats SO much easier. OH EM GEE....
Usually I stick the engine in with the head pipe, and then wrestle the chamber on. That chamber was a mutha to get on, I didn't want to try and do inside the hull. No sir, not me.
Anyhow... on to the pictures, not funny ones, build pics. I know, I know... but this is a build thread. Not a .gif thread LOL... Everyones like "Wuuuuuut????"
Ok, so because of my obvious streak of good luck :no: I don't like to use zipties to hold fuel lines etc. I found these little hoopties at the local Ace Hardware store and I like them a lot. Allows me to lock lines down and still take them out with little effort. I may have to peel the stickum off the back and epoxy them to the hull, but for now... this is what I'm using.
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So as I mentioned, the engine is in. I started routing lines and wires etc. The stator that I got from ______ had pretty long wires, so I decided to route them over the E-box. I can't see how this is bad, it keeps them dry (er) than laying in the bilge.
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Also, I revised my cooling line to the stinger. This is what Mr. Miyagi does, and who's gonna argue with him?
Basically it allows you to see when the FlowControl is pushing water. I used fuel line in the down stream side of the "T" to act as a restrictor and pushe water out the bypass...
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And here's the engine stuck in the hull... This is part of the reason I did glamour shots for my engine. When its in the hull, it looks like its stuck in a bag of blow out hooker holes.... :cat37::naughty:
You always want water flowing out the whizzer...and then less of it over 3500 RPM's when the FCV opens.....this way you can actually see that it is working....
Basically it allows you to see when the FlowControl is pushing water. I used fuel line in the down stream side of the "T" to act as a restrictor and pushe water out the bypass...
That flow control valve goes after the T...