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jralbert		#1 Posted : Wednesday, September 22, 2010 2:06:53 PM(UTC)
Rank: Administration Groups: Admin, Administration Joined: 12/4/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,117 Points: 665 Was thanked: 12 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Here's what I found out the hard way today: In the fresh-water cooled engine where the reserve tank on the heat exchanger is higher than the thermostat, removing the stat will allow gobs of AF to spill out until the levels are even -- essentially, most of the contents of the heat exchanger reserve tank. Sooooo....siphon the AF out of the tank first, then it's safe to unbolt the stat. And when you have replace it and rebolted the assembly, you can put the AF back into the tank. Joel Albert, Potomac MD "Charlie B" - 1988 32' FBS Twin 318's/FWC/16x15 nibral props docked Deale, MD
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collins69s		#2 Posted : Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:17:49 PM(UTC)
Rank: Marinette Royal Aluminum Poster (300+) posts Groups: Member Joined: 10/25/2009(UTC) Posts: 387 Points: 521 Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		Oh well, live and learn. I have a giant pair of veternarian hemostats that I keep in my tool box. The clamp part is about 3 1/2 inches across, and they come in damn handy for stuff like that. Sean SIFF SURF 1972 32' FB Express Twin 318s
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