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05-30-2017 09:21 AM
I'm new here and the new owner of a 330 Sundancer...powered by twin 350's.. This is my first inboard and I'm at the bottom of the learning curve and have a problem. While attempting to replace the zincs on the heat exchangers the nuts holding he zincs broke off.They appear to be badly corroded and what appeared to be what was left of the old zincs was blocking the holes on both exchangers preventing new zincs from screwing in. So I lightly punched them in with a small screw driver thinking that would clear the way. However the new bolts holding zincs won't even begin to thread.I'm really freaking out over this and don't know what to do next. I'm not a mechanic and don't know what do do. The mechanics here in Seattle appear to be booked for several weeks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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05-30-2017 09:26 AM
Can a small hole be drilled into the end of the old zinc and a screw be driven into the hole to create a "handle" for removing the remnants?

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05-30-2017 09:44 AM
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05-30-2017 10:53 AM
Carefully use a 1/2 NPT tap to fix the thread problem.

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05-30-2017 11:32 AM
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06-04-2017 05:14 AM
