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Fixing a collapsed exhaust hose outlet on a 165. Success!

Luc Lafreniere

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This is what happens when you OVERTIGHTEN CLAMPS! lol This is my exhaust hose outlet on my 165. Almost sank the boat! Luckily I heard the bilge kick in late August when I put her in the water. Was able to McGyver a solution then using clamps, silicone tape and some brute force. Didn't impede on boating season.

Well, I finally got the replacement parts today and went at it. Discovered I hard started to damage my resonator fittings too! I was able to reshape those with a heat gun. Removed the old hose outlet, cleaned up the 4200 and reinstalled the new one like a champ! Well, I think it was like a champ. Have yet to put it in water... lol Didn't even need the other extra parts I purchased in case I broke them along the way. Pretty happy to have this fixed and pretty proud of my work!
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Now, nobody be mean to me! ;)
 

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If it breaks often, someone should make one out of aluminum as an after market option!

Glad you got it fixed.
 

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In this case, it was just me being stupid. I check clamps twice a year, and I guess with the plastic pipes, it's easy to overtighten gradually. After 4 years of tightening, I finally collapsed it. It always seemed "loose" lol. Now i know why.

I think you can get the resonator in aluminum now, but not sure about that outlet. But it's a simple enough part to manufacture for sure.
 

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So was it the screw on the hose clamp that failed, or was it the pipe itself? I'm guessing the latter.
 

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The pipe because I over tightened the clamp. I kept tightening it each time I checked and bit by bit, it collapsed the pipe. As it did, it felt looser again so I would tighten some more. Eventually, water started coming in and I noticed the crease in the pipe.

There is a spec for tightening these, but I don't have a torque wrench that goes that low. I'm just doing it by feel. Maybe I should get one lol. But regardless, I'll be more careful now that's for sure.
 
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