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What sealant did you use?
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Hero or Zero?......"Resealed" my Jet Pump
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jEt_jAk
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Had it on the lake yesterday. Definite improvement as after I did a ribbon delete cavatation came back at full throttle. Now it is gone again. Top speed unchanged.
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Nope. I just unscrewed mine. Removed and set aside. Did the things. Then, threw some sealant on it, and screwed it back in. No idea if that's right, but that's what I did.
@swatski might know the official procedure.
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That sounds about right. Can't find it now but there is a long thread on intake grates, modified by gmtech. I tried the same, thinning them out for better water flow, but they tend to break, so now I have new unmodified intake grates installed.
Anywhere where air can be sucked into the intake tunnel from the bilge - needs sealed. When the intake grates are out, it's easier to inspect for those leak points around the intake tunnel.
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So no through hull bolts with nuts on the inside? I read in another thread someone had this. Any threadlocker on the bolts or just sealant?
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No, no nuts on the inside, that's with scarab/rotax jet boats.
I would not use thread locker.
I think I used sealant around the seams, not sure if it matters. I definitely matters inside the tunnel.
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Just wanted to send out a big thank you to Swatski, et al, who suggested this "mod". I did not expect much, but took off the intake grate for the first time (I've owned my AR190 for 3 years - 2018 model), scraped off the sealant that was sticking out and added sealant where there were gaps. It wasn't pretty, but like I said, I didn't expect much. I was wrong. Immediately noticed a difference in sharp turns. It would previously feel like it was cavetating, but has virtually stopped that. Sounds a lot better too. Just seems to run smoother. Anyway...thank you! Great suggestion.
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