[C320-list] Engine Instrument Pod Move

[DONALD DIXON]

Thanks Jeff!  That removes the fear factor from the project.

Don Dixon
Stargazer, #605    
Key West, FL


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From: Jeff Church <jc387 at att.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 1:20:58 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine Instrument Pod Move

Don,

My hull number was 60 ahead of yours so the following assumes I had the same pod as yours.

First remove the wheel. Then there are a few (4?) Phillips screws that attach the instrument panel to the pod. Remove the panel. There are 2 bolts that extend into the pod and fasten it to the pedestal. I think the bolts are somehow held captive inside the pedestal because when I removed the nuts inside the pod, the bolts did not fall into the pedestal. In any case, be careful when you remove the nuts. There is a big glob of caulk around the curved piece of tubing at the starboard aft corner of the pod. Cut away enough of the caulk to enable the pod to slide on the tube. There is more caulk (5200?) between the pod and pedestal in the area of the 2 bolts so you will have to gently pry the pod off the pedestal. Move the pod away just far enough to drill 2 new holes in it above the existing holes, and put it all back together.

Good Luck.

JeffC



DONALD DIXON wrote:
> In order to get a ST4000+ MK2 drive assembly to fit on my wheel (replacing the smaller - barely functional - ST4000+ currently installed) I will need to lower the engine instrument pod.
> 
> I've seen Jeff Church's photos on the website.  However, they don't show what needs to be done to lower the pod.  What needs to be unscrewed?  Does it require rewiring?  How is the best way to access the interior of the pod?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Don Dixon
> Stargazer, #605
> Key West, FL
> 
>