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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: zonahawk on September 20, 2019, 02:53:53 PM

Title: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: zonahawk on September 20, 2019, 02:53:53 PM

Anyone ever crack the bolt flange off trying to remove from log??  I did! :) Wondering if I should weld it cut my losses and buy one... 


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Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: bobjthomson on September 21, 2019, 08:57:29 AM

Send a pic of the snail , I have a set that might work for u


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Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: zonahawk on September 21, 2019, 09:23:53 AM

Here it is before breaking... its a 4bolt 4” across studs.  I feel like they had been JB welder on...


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Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: motocam360 on September 22, 2019, 01:11:45 PM

I just took one of my snails off to replace the leaking gasket.  The log had some serious gouges in it (might have been from me wrestling the snail off).  You can fill the area with jb weld, slap a new gasket on it, and let it cure in a vise with the snail pointed toward the ground so jb weld doesn't run  too deep into the cooling passages.  I've got jb weld in the 4 cooling passages, but no thicker than .25" deep.

Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: zonahawk on September 22, 2019, 06:01:01 PM

Here’s a “current situation” picture...


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Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: MillerKiller510 on September 22, 2019, 07:26:12 PM

I would buy a new one the cheap and if that breaks while it's in the boat it could sink it

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Title: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: zonahawk on September 22, 2019, 07:53:46 PM

Good call... I’ve already been down that road.. blew a bellow this summer.  My brother abandoned ship on me hahaha it was worth the rubber and the swim to see him jump!


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Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: jim brock on September 24, 2019, 11:33:41 AM

I've got a pair $100 plus shipping

Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: spdbk1 on October 08, 2019, 02:56:06 AM

I assume its bbf if so I have a nice pair of polished long bolt hardin marine manifolds w snails which is a far better manifold 300.00+ shipping

Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: MillerKiller510 on October 08, 2019, 06:42:08 AM

Quote from: spdbk1 on October 08, 2019, 02:56:06 AM

I assume its bbf if so I have a nice pair of polished long bolt hardin marine manifolds w snails which is a far better manifold 300.00+ shipping

Do you have a puc of them

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Title: Re: Cracked Snail Riser
Post by: zonahawk on October 08, 2019, 06:53:45 AM

Are they the same Hardin logs I have?  Pictured in first pic on this post..


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