[C320-list] A High Pitched Whine Noise

[Chris Burti]

Of course, the original post stated that the owner had replaced the
packing material, so that owner does not have PYI shaft seal burping
issue.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Joseph A Tamucci <jtamucci at comcast.net> wrote:
> I had the same problem.  The issue is that the older PYI shaff seals do not
> have a vent nipple that allow for a possible vacuum situation where water no
> longer is in the seal and you have a dry seal.  Burping the seal will
> temporarily flood the seal again.
>
> A permanent fix is to get a new shaft seal from PYI that has the vent.
> Installation requires that you remove the shaft from the transmission
> coupling and run a vent hose from the nipple to 3 ft above the water line.
> The hardest part of the job is getting the coupling bolts off and getting
> the shaft decoupled and then coupled again.  I had to use a hammer to
> reinsert the shaft.  You might have to remove the prop and use a block of
> wood so you don't ruin the shaft hub.
>
> I did the above and never had the problem again.
>
> Joe Tamucci #619 Andante
>
>



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Chris Burti Farmville, NC