That's all great info *Steve* ... looks like you were up later than me ... couplings eh? so female / female 3/4 NPT ... got it ... like I said, I will examine the base of my gen-set and get back to this thread with any new observations (that differ from yours) ... and hopefully some pics ... *Kevin Mc*
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 10:55:59 AM UTC-8 Kevin McIntosh wrote: > 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/a98249bb-654e-4151-a2f1-4024722f1b49n%40googlegroups.com.
