I would talk to CAT. I don't believe anyone can mess with the hours in the CAT LCD display so I would tend to believe that source vs. a manual...
The spring and a few other parts are not exposed to air in the engine room, they are contained within the seal area. The cooling water hose barbs...
Boat went back in the water this morning. So far, all good with the replacement seals. Neither leaked a drop. We also verified that both are...
The only reason I chose the Lasdrop seals over the PSS was because I liked the dual water cooling ports of the Lasdrop. This makes it very easy...
I agree, I had never heard of the shaft rotation thing either and hence why I missed it. It's literally the last sentence in the manual. They...
actually it is pretty clearly oxygen deprivation if you have seen it. Electrolysis generally has more longer, streak like pitting and less of a...
I hear you but they are certainly marketed to recreation. Had I known about that I probably would have gone with something different.
By couplings I assume you mean the shaft to ZF Gears couplings? They are all new and in great condition. No issues with the couplings
So we got the Port seal pulled and what we found is pretty ugly inside. I was able to speak with Lasdrop and shared these photos with them. What I...
I’m not positive about anything and didn’t indicate any positivity. I was simply pointing out that since the raw water side doesn’t contact much...
Don’t believe it is electrolysis. There is clearly corrosion and rust. We’ll see here in a few days when I get it apart. I also don’t see how it...
What a bummer! My Tech was just complaining the other day about not being able to reach GOST either. Seems like they pretty much shut down...
Thanks guys. No, clearly the rust has been happening over time, but it is odd that only one side. And it wasn't leaking sitting there. It's...
I installed 2 new Lasdrop shaft seals when we repowered last year. They have less than 50 hrs run time on them. Worked fine for the short season...
You are likely better to use a transport ship. There is a ship that makes a route from East Coast through Panama Canal up the west coast to...
If they are not the screw type they usually just pull off. They have a little spring clip holding them in place and should slide off the shaft...
I have a few hard to reach valves on my boat. Mainly the emergency fuel shut off valves but same principle. We just use some 3/8" stainless round...
Glad it was a simple fix. As to the why it got out of alignment, there are a number of things that can cause this: Motor mounts wearing or...
Sounds like a good call on replacing them all. I don't know about the 7 year life expectancy, that seems like a pretty short life span....
If it is just the oil line fitting why can’t you just have it fixed as CAPT Ralph mentioned? Those fittings are just welded or brazed on to the...
