Water shutter

[CaptRon66]

I installed a flapper in the exhaust elbow from a 1974 Mercruiser 165. The old brackets were re-used by drilling out the rivets. The flapper is now too tight. It makes contact with the brackets. Non flapping flapper (oem p/n 45586). Should the shutter be trimmed where it contacts the bracket?

 

[ziggy]

Re: Water shutter

if i remember right, when i put my flappers in, the flappers were bent down below the bracket...... have ya got a pic?

 

[ziggy]

Re: Water shutter

when i had flappers installed, they were below the bracket rivots which should leave the flapper mostly below the bracket too.....
the pic is of a 72 L6 exhust pipe

 

[CaptRon66]

Re: Water shutter

That pic is what I have,but now no rivets. The flapper is rubbing near to where the square holes in the bracket are located.

 

[CaptRon66]

Re: Water shutter

Oh...as Gilda Radner said....Nevermind. It's embarrassing to say what I did. Upside down.