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How do you realign the jet pumps ? what's the indicator they're not aligned?@swatskito get the jet pumps realigned.
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How do you realign the jet pumps ? what's the indicator they're not aligned?@swatskito get the jet pumps realigned.
I would think regular Bondo would be okay too, I like this stuff though, easy-ish to work with, sands well, and seems to hold up after about 1hour in the river (lol, FWIW). It can be a bit hard to find, Home Depot usually will have it, mine was from Manchester/Balwin HD I think. As with all polyester things, fresh is key. If it looks super dusty at the back of the shelf - I would look in a different location or go with regular Bondo from AUtoZOne or some other place that sell a lot of it.@swatski where did you get that bondo at? I looked on amazon and nothing. My boat is at SCBM and has been there for 4 or 5 months to get the jet pumps realigned. I am tired of not having my boat and I think I am going to do it myself. I think it is just the bottom plate needs to come off and re adjusted. I want to smooth everything out like you did after I do this.
Exactly! I was just posting a response. SOrry, I'm slow.Nevermind @swatski found the bondo at Home depot. Thanks for the write up!!
I speculate that I will not notice any change in speed or fuel consumption but if I do I will report back. My main reason was the cavitation issue.When you run it can U report the difference in speed or mpg please
It is so difficult to get those numbers right, changing just one variable with everything else staying equal.When you run it can U report the difference in speed or mpg please
I wish I could answer that, not sure if that's normal.I don’t get cavitation under acceleration or under load, but I get a very pronounced case whenever I make even a very slight right hand turn. This is in the middle speed (15-35 mph) and RPM (4500-6000).
I do have some messy black sealant gobs in the pump tunnels.
Does this sound like the problem?
@Bruce - me too!@swatski, I am excited to learn how this turns out!
1341 is supposedly epoxy based. Some other are polyurethane. I’ll be prepared, some of it needs done with your face practically inside the intake tunnel, lol.How's the smell of that stuff, respirator may be required.