On 2007-10-15 12:05:45 -0400, "Roger Long" said:

There probably is nothing wrong and it just needs to be tightened up.
I have to take mine up a bit about every third tankful of fuel (20
gallon tank burning about 1 GPH).

Agree with the "nothing wrong" and the recommendation of the gfo
packing, BUT feel something is wrong if you have to tighten up even
seasonally.

We have 1500 hours on our pre-gfo wonder-packing (don't know what it
was, but it was something new and improved, perhaps Teflon.) I adjust
for a slight drip while turning (our shaft is easy to reach from the
cabin) and only have to re-adjust every couple or three seasons or when
I take the shaft out. 15 or 16 seasons on that packing and it hardly
seems used.

BTW, I made the mistake of not closing a tiny petcock on our heat
exchanger when I winterized. Though it was aquarium-sized hose, it
dumped a bunch of water into the bilge before I figured out what was
happening. (and of course, a brand new bilge pump burned out at the
same time.....)

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Jere Lull
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