Cherokee-Runabout
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- May 30, 2012
- Messages
- 90
Brought the Lund out after hibernation for the winter and went to give the initial test-fire on the muffs and she started up flawlessly. After removing the cowling and looking everything over I noticed a small stream of water coming out of my center exhaust manifold gasket. The gasket appears to have been pushed out and split and I am unsure of the age of it sense I only bought the motor a few years ago. Anyhow to make a short story longer, I don't have very many specialty tools and was wondering whether the removal of the carbs, leaf plate, and fuel pump is necessary to remove the powerhead as well considering I only need access to the exhaust manifold. Having never pulled a powerhead before I didn't know if there were any shortcuts or if I should just strictly adhere to the service manual. Also should I have any concern about the leak or assume that it is just a cracked gasket? Any help is greatly appreciated and I guess I'll be fishing from the canoe for now! Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to add an image of the affected gasket.