tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post3118892277214307778..comments2023-09-22T07:59:01.569-04:00Comments on Dick and Libby's Tarwathie Cruising Log: Problems Solved, Sort OfDick Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13258088586638718333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-6863876704408219932009-11-16T14:20:50.771-05:002009-11-16T14:20:50.771-05:00Dick,
You probably know all this, but just in cas...Dick,<br /><br />You probably know all this, but just in case something might help, here's what I think I know about all this.<br /><br />My experience with the dripless seal is that it isn't. It is very difficult to get enough flax of the specified size into the stuffing box and still catch a thread to set it all in. Next time you might try a smaller sized flax and three rounds cut on the bias so that even the butt joint is longer than it would be otherwise. The joints should also be displaced by 180° around the shaft. When I install them, I put the packing nut on each round and push them into place individually. You do want it to leak, but not much, when it is running. You should not hurt yourself by touching the box while it is running. With the muffler right there, you might want to place a temp sensor on the far side of the stuffing box so you can the temp electronically without too much interference from the radiation of the muffler.<br /><br />BTW, I tossed out the dripless seal and went with the PSI system. It barely fit, but it works and is dripless; Parfait's engine sump is now dry.<br /><br />Good luck.<br /><br />KenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084454.post-38350353348687506382009-11-10T16:52:41.096-05:002009-11-10T16:52:41.096-05:00I wonder if when it was leaking so much if you got...I wonder if when it was leaking so much if you got a buildup of something between the stuffing box and the hose or between the boat and the hose ?<br /><br />And now when you put the new clamps on it is holding the hose away from the other part and letting water in.<br /><br />Bill KBill Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912599099774634267noreply@blogger.com