On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 3:59 AM (EST?) Steve Murphy wrote: They were 3/4" npt couplings that were floating around in the bottom of my toolbox. So thought would give the roller idea a try. I got four of them under and was able to rotate them so they were rolling in the right direction. The flat bar works very well for the lifting. Once hammered under, it can be levered to easily lift the base up enough to get a roller under. The next time, will use some longer pipe pieces, maybe 6" or so. Some sort of bar or even wire can be used to manuever the rollers around. I did not need to replace the manifold, just the 1-1/4" close nipple and riser. New risers are still available for these old units. All in all the job was much easier than expected once the thing was rolled out where it was accessible. I will also be screwing some blocks around the base plate to secure it better.
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 10:53:37 AM UTC-8 Kevin McIntosh wrote: > On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 21:05 PST Kevin L. McIntosh wrote: > > Hey *Steve M*. ... glad to hear progress is being made ... > > So ... were you using black iron pipe nipples? to roll the unit around and > out? 3/4 NPT nipples?, or, actual 3/4" O.D. pipe pieces? How long would > you say they would need to be to work best, and, how many is "a few"? > > I'm surprised Uniflite didn't install one of those Onan Aqua-Lift muffler > systems on your setup ... they did on mine (early 1979 build) ... my > gen-set is installed ahead of the Stbd. 6-71N engine, otherwise sounds > pretty much identical to yours. > > Did you have any trouble sourcing the new exhaust manifold and riser or > was it just the riser than needed replacement? > > I'll have to examine the base of mine and see if the plate is held > (clamped?) to the plywood shelf by 3 wood screws like yours was ... don't > suppose you took any pics of same eh? > > > *Kevin Mc* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/unifliteworld/a486d3f8-53ef-4f7b-8d64-f03dcd7fbca5n%40googlegroups.com.
