Well, got the ole AQ125A penta motor commissioned for the spring. New plugs, points, condenser, cap & rotor. Points set @ 0.016, dwell set to 62┬░, timing re-adjusted to 10┬░ BTDC @ idle TA 36┬░@ 4200 rpm, plugs gapped at 0.028. The old beast runs like a top. There is a break in the weather today, rain was holding out and the fog lifted enough to give 3 miles visibility. MINT, time to splash this beast...but wait a minute, why is there coolant in the bilge now. Hmm ok start looking around, no broken pipes or cover plates, nothing dripping. Well, i guess i'll fire this thing up and check if i can see where it may be coming from. Start it up, stick my head in the engine bay (carefully of course), and there it is, a nice stream of coolant coming from the water tank. Ok pull the cover, empty the coolant, pull the tank, make a gasket, inspect cover - check, inspect the tank...ahhh f&^&K. Pinhole in the bottom of the tank...it would figure, just when shes all ready for the water, this happens. So being a mechanic, i head to the shop and grab some good ole JB Weld, grind out a nice groove where its leaking and apply the jb weld. Letting it cure for 24 hours inside the house and install tomorrow and see if it will hold till i can get a replacement.
Morale of the story...when you think you are ready to hit the water triple check everything before you launch. This could have ended up real bad if i launched today.
Morale of the story...when you think you are ready to hit the water triple check everything before you launch. This could have ended up real bad if i launched today.
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