alpha1gen2 5 holed plate and gasket?

[Kev.mor]

hi all ,
once i got my lower end off this metal 5holed plate with a rubber gasket fell from seamed to be nowhere . not shure if it came from upper or lower ? can someone tell me which part this is and where it would go . i cant seem to find it on any of the how to vids or on a parts blowout . would really appreciate the help !

 

[Rick Stephens]

Exhaust shutter. Is at the top of the Y pipe, or single pipe on an inline engine. Keeps water from surging into your motor when you slow down. Need to replace them, yours is burned up.

 

[Kev.mor]

thank you very much ! i will look into that

 

[Kev.mor]

thank you very much for the info ! ... on the picture would this be only half of it when i look up the part seems to be a full circle ? i probably have to take the upper unit off also to change this eh :/?

 

[Rick Stephens]

Inside near the high point of the exhaust tubes. I don't know what else you might need, or how to get to it since you didn't tell us what motor and drive and model you have.

 

[Bondo]

thank you very much for the info ! ... on the picture would this be only half of it when i look up the part seems to be a full circle ? i probably have to take the upper unit off also to change this eh :/?

Ayuh,....... Welcome Aboard,...... That's 1/2 of the shutter, 'n ya gotta pull the exhaust pipe to get to it,.....

It lives at the top of the y-pipe, or down pipe, under the big rubber coupler,.....

 

[Kev.mor]

sorry i have a glastron ssv175 mecruiser 3.0l , pulled the exhaust riser and rubber couplers i will try to shop vac the other half out . and thanks alot again for the information i never would of found this out without tearing the whole thing apart !! apreciate to have people with great knowledge and willing to share !

 

[Rick Stephens]

Glad you caught it! Parts left in the exhaust can restrict the engine, restrict cooling, and eventually will wear a hole in the exhaust pipe. Spendy little bugger then.

 

[Kev.mor]

i tried to shop vac it out , pressure washer , run the engine with the lower end off (had to do impeller) and cant see or feel anything of the second half of the flapper, do i have to pull the upper unit out also?? or could the other half went somewhere else ? any tricks to getting thia bugger out thank you.

 

[Rick Stephens]

It could have passed right through the exhaust. Only way I can think of to tell for sure without pulling the motor is get one of those cheap ~$30-$40 mechanics scopes that hook to a phone. Pull the drive and snake it up the exhaust and look.

Rick

 

[Kev.mor]

hummm ok thanks !!