Rob, Working with exhaust hose can be very challenging. When I replaced mine, I used 90 degree fiberglass elbows. It was far superior to the kinked mess my boat came with. They are much easier to put together than a long piece of stiff hose. I usually remove the mixing elbow along with the exhaust manifold. It's much easier to put them in a vice on my bench than try to separate them on the boat.
Jake -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Robert Abbott Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:56 PM To: ahycr...@cox.net; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Now Mixing Elbow Gary: Problem with changing the mixing elbow was the limited and awkward space to work in on my boat......access is in through the port locker into the engine compartment,,,,access is restricted because of hot water heater in the port locker (could be removed but I didn't, extra work).....mixing elbow in on the starboard side so I am lying on my right side using my left hand.....I am 'right handed'. Ended up taking the mixing elbow off by working from the front of the engine. A friend had done it before and helped me. He had "blank(s)" or "bolts without heads" that could be screwed into the exhaust manifold to guide and hold the mixing elbow in place while you attached the permanent ones. Doing that 'blind' from the front of the engine or trying to do it with one hand would be almost impossible. Then attaching the hose from the mixing elbow to the new Vernalift muffler proved to be a challenge......used a heat gun to soften the hose....just difficult to work with one hand much of the time. Rob _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
