I was Bored so Pulled the Head on my Yanmar

[brutb]

Cheechako
The probes are very handy for a lot of things for sure. I've not had success with them for removing packing....maybe mine were not heavy enough. I end up bending the probe. But discovered subsequently many good uses for them! A long #6 sheet metal screw seems to work good for packing, easier than the slide hammer/screw tool they sell. Screw it in and pry out on it.

You have to find a dentist from Alaska or Texas who works on those big macho mouths and needs industrial tools to pry out the teeth.....LOL

[Teknav]

Hey! Don't mess with Texas!

Mauritz
Going to behave now!

[perchance]

There are packing pullers available consisting of a corkscrew attached to a flexible cable and a tee handle. I asked my dentist if he had any old picks and he told me that they send them out and replace the ends so the answer was no. He could have been blowing smoke up my skirt but how would I know?

[40 South]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

What knd of engine is that?

MAN D2866LE: 6 cylinder, inline, 12 liter, 400HP. Pistons are close to 200mm & big end bearings measure @ 90mm.

[Teknav]

You can buy dental instruments on ebay; even tooth extractors. Complete sets of probes used by Dental Hygienists are also for sale. Don't sail the seven seas without them.

Mauritz
Genius, Inc.

[Wrong]

Originally Posted by perchance

There are packing pullers available consisting of a corkscrew attached to a flexible cable and a tee handle. I asked my dentist if he had any old picks and he told me that they send them out and replace the ends so the answer was no. He could have been blowing smoke up my skirt but how would I know?

I've used the tee handle corkscrew type thingy and it works well. Still, I'll wait 'til my boat's on the hard to do the job

[Capt.Don]

Originally Posted by Teknav

You can buy dental instruments on ebay; even tooth extractors. Complete sets of probes used by Dental Hygienists are also for sale. Don't sail the seven seas without them.

Mauritz
Genius, Inc.

They are called gracey currettes. I've bought a couple sets of 3 for like $10 off ebay. Work great for cleaning up varnish!

Edit: model # 5-6R

[DeepFrz]

Good luck tomorrow SC.

[HappyMdRSailor]

Originally Posted by DeepFrz

Good luck tomorrow SC.

Si Si Si!!!!

Buena Suerte Manana

[RaymondR]

The probable reason that sailorchic34 did not get a big onrush of water when she pulled the gland packing material is that there is generally not much space for it to rush through between the shaft and the cutless bearing.

Since the shaft is generally not far bellow the water surface there is not much pressure and pushing a bit of rag into the hole with a screwdriver will stop it.

[Marksman]

Also, in the stuffing box she has/I have, where the packing goeas in the nut, there is only about .010" clearance tween the shaft and the tappered fitting the nut fits onto. Not much room for water flow.

[sailorchic34]

Well that went really smooth. Got the engine dropped in and slid into position in a half hour. Went really smooth, all in all. Took more time moving the boom vang I was using for a come along to put the engine into position then it did to move the engine into position.

Just have to aline the engine/ prop shaft and connect all the bits and pieces back together. I'm thinking that by tomorrow after noon I'll be firing the engine up.

Pretty happy at the moment.

[Rhapsody-NS27]

Pink motor mounts are another nice touch.

[Cheechako]

Uh Oh... the tranny's not purple!

[sailorchic34]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

Uh Oh... the tranny's not purple!

I used all the purple paint on the engine. Plus the transmission was not rusting being more aluminum. Thought a pink transmission would be too clashy with the purple.

I painted the engine mounts as the black on the two new engine mounts did not look all that durable. Plus black is boring. You would think that for $10,000 for a new engine, Yanmar could offer custom colors.....