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Search results for query: bees wax

  1. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Another Clean-Out Plug Thread

    No idea what you are talking about I use bees wax made by real bees I have been using my index finger to apply the bees wax to boat parts and machine parts as well as grinding stones for about 35 years with no ill effects.
  2. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Yamaha 195S Saltwater usage/maintenance

    One trick for cables is to pull the end cap from the outer cable and then pack some bees wax into the cable and then put the cap back on . Bees wax won't wash off and will help to keep water out of the cable as well as lube it.
  3. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    AR 230 clean out port help

    Ok once you clean the surface and use some bees wax you can buy a toilet base gasket Wax ring to obtain bees wax ,over the decades I have found it is great for use in boats as it resists water and has no solvents, protects dissimilar metals from corroding as well. The other thing I...
  4. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Another Clean-Out Plug Thread

    Interesting I started using bees wax about 35 or so years ago when I replaced impellers in the lower units of outboard engines so the impellers would be lubed and last longer I was surprised that a year later I could still feel the wax and I know I have posted about using the wax for numerous...
  5. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Another Clean-Out Plug Thread

    ...ben doing it for many years but not on the clean out plugs, although white lithium does not have a solvent in it to my knowledge the bees wax just holds up against water way better than anything else I have used and I started using that for marine use a long time ago I like white lithium...
  6. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    AR 230 clean out port help

    ...wax in the polish should keep the aluminum from sticking to and clogging the wet and dry sand paper so you can clean it up, then coat it with either dielectric grease or bees wax to keep it from getting all grungy also if you do not have EZ locks on your plugs you really should. Cobra EZ-Locks
  7. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Reverse bucket linkage rubber seal

    Did anyone ever try heat shrink tape to seal the rubber boots I have used it in similar situations pretty strong worth trying if you don't have a warranty to cover it and yes the toilet ring bees wax is something I have been using in marine applications for about 40 years
  8. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    2021 AR210, slipping/cavitation on take off

    Be sure the clean out plugs are in tight, spread some bees wax on the area of the plug where it screws in so that it seals good and tight with less effort, use a feeler gauge and see how much clearance your impeller edges have from the liner, if it is a bit over 20 you may want a new liner.
  9. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Another Clean-Out Plug Thread

    There you go and if you remove the rubber caps on your cable ends / push some bees wax up inside of the cable housing and then reinstall the cap it will keep more of the water out of the cable making them last a lot longer.
  10. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Clean Out Plugs Don't Twist

    Try this go to the hardware store and purchase a bees wax toilet base gasket, take the bees wax and rub it all over the surfaces of the gasket and the clean out plug and see how that works for you. I have used that in marine use for about 4 decades even coated the rubber water pump impellers in...
  11. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Lost thrust portside on the water… (keep up your cleanout plug maint.!)

    use either bees wax or dielectric grease on it avoid any solvents
  12. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    New AR240 clean out plug stuck.

    Use bees wax on the ring or dielectric grease be careful of spray silicon most has other ingredients and penetrants that can interact with the ring, bees wax will not harm it and water won't remove it, Pure Silicon spray is becoming hard to find bees wax is what toilet bowl rings are made of...
  13. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Cleanout plug warning....

    when in doubt use bees wax
  14. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Stuck Clean Out Port “NOT Seized”

    ...all the way some people are using home made tools to loosen the plugs if they don't want to twist out my advice is once it is out apply some bees wax to the rubber gasket get that in a hardware store they use bees wax to make toilet bowl base gaskets. Great stuff for marine use. if you pull...
  15. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Clean out plug

    Dielectric grease or bees wax won't harm the seals , also add an EZ lock so you don't have to worry about a plug blowout.
  16. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Stuck Cleanout Out Port (I searched) - 2018 242xe

    you have the push button blow out plugs he has the twist in plugs both should be cleaned and coated with either dielectric grease or bees wax NO solvents!
  17. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Yamaha 255XD - Clean out Ports

    use bees wax no chemicals and works great
  18. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    JET PUMP FAIL ... SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW

    ...I volunteered there so I could learn boat and engine repair from a German Engineer who owned the place. One thing I taught him was how bees Wax was excellent for marine use , when the O M C sea drive units had several long stainless steel bolts that went through the lower unit the dissimilar...
  19. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Stick wedged in impeller/housing

    ok now before reattaching the pump be sure to apply bees wax to the long stainless bolts so they do not get dissimilar metal corrosion sitting in the aluminum .
  20. Cobra Jet Steering LLC

    Impeller Housing Galvanic Corrosion and Pump Bolt Thread Size

    ...were even born and it still works . When installing stainless bolts through aluminum especially if you run in salt water coat the bolts with bees wax, water has no effect on it and it is very inexpensive. I always coated my impeller in the lower units of my outboard engines with it to...
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