can anyone help please,we just bought her and when i tried to start the atomic-4 engine i found out that the water valve to the engine is stuck in the closed position.s there any way for me to replace this valve by pugging the inlet and what size i need without pulling her out of the water just yet,thanks
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I assume you mean the seacock is stuck. What material is it, bronze or nylon?
This is a vital fitting, and I would not recommend doing anything to it other than fixing it correctly.
You can probably un-stick it, if you are careful and patient. Be aware that if you break something doing it, you could have water running into the boat rather quickly.
This is a vital fitting, and I would not recommend doing anything to it other than fixing it correctly.
You can probably un-stick it, if you are careful and patient. Be aware that if you break something doing it, you could have water running into the boat rather quickly.
A second to jviss's comments; it's a VERY critical valve. You might try taking the hose off on the outlet side of the valve and spraying a product like "PB Blaster" ( it is a great product to loosen metal parts, but takes a couple hours sometimes to work) in the opening, wait some time, and try to unstick it. Do you know what type valve it is---a Ball, a Stem Riser or Gate? Some valves will accept the Blaster better.
I'd also have a wooden plug of the appropriate size available "just in case". And of course, re-attach the hose before attempting to open it.
Hope it works----it did for me, but wasn't the raw water intake valve for me.
Let us know how things work out for you-----good luck! Jim Huhta
I'd also have a wooden plug of the appropriate size available "just in case". And of course, re-attach the hose before attempting to open it.
Hope it works----it did for me, but wasn't the raw water intake valve for me.
Let us know how things work out for you-----good luck! Jim Huhta
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