I think that in this town, most likely, He will find brass but no steel fittings.
I told Him to take the adapter fittings supplied with the kit out to the local marine shop and see if their lead boat mechanic has run into similar situations and what He did for a fix.
Be tomorrow evening but I...
My son, just today run into this problem with His boat lower unit.
Not sure the size of these O-Ring pilot fittings but they dont fit the new hydraulic unit for the tilt/trim of the drive unit.
Those steel screw together fuel fittings has O-Rings on the end of a small line size protrusion fits inside of the female side of the fittings.
Is what I, and others I am sure, has done in the past is to slice those steel crimps lengthwise and getting right next to the hex fitting with using a...
Here is one.
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Probably not enough to go through the intense work of getting the pump adjusted just right then going, once again for several times, the relearn process.
I’ll leave it.
If You need to have the unit on the road then, if it were mine, I’d install what hose is available while waiting for the proper hose to arrive at Your home destination.
If one fuel hose is so terrible then the rest of them are right behind.
MOST ! Parts stores do not have the 30R9 hose.
If when requesting such hose and You get the doe deer in the headlights look, ask them to bring You the roll, inspect the numbers on the roll, chances are it will be 30R4.
I had...
When posting pics, tap that “ attach files “ box.
Choose photo library then tap which photo You want to load into a post.
I upload one pic at a time, seems it gets complicated if loading more than one at a time.
After the photo gets to 100% loaded then there will be a sign on it, insert or some...
Also when ordering the PMD kits, also tell them You need a plug for the spare harness.
That plug can be applied to the spare harness terminal plug to keep out dirt and unwanted debris.
Whatever brand You get, get two. Also if the pump driver is not relocated, get two relocation kits. Mount them both behind the front bumper, run the spare harness up to the IP so if one driver fails the other can be simply plugged in and go again.
Leroy Diesel is a good dependable source and so...
I got that Air Dog system and I am happy that I jumped on that.
Finally got the two FP sending units functioning and now I’m even happier.
That shstem is well worth the cost and the effort to install it.
Listen to Your injectors.
Yeah, use a long screwdrive, poke the pointy end on the injectors and place tje other end, the handle, firmly against your ear and listen to them.
See if they all sound the same, or close to that.
If You have an injector that does not sound like it pops then might want...