Miss geico Water issue.

[HYDROJERRY]

here's mine..

[maxmekker]

So that's how you did it , it just sits between the washer and the strutt, not 'inserted' in any way. ? Also, doe's it have to be a nylon washer :--l I lost mine and found a metal washer the same size.

[HYDROJERRY]

I probly wouldnt use a metal one but i also have a vhull and only have the rubber oring on it, no nylon washer and come to think about it when i put the heat shreink over the stuffing tube and strut they say not to glue it but mine kept loosening up and coming off so i put some clear silicone on the stuffing tube and tip of the strut and then i put on the heatshreink so when the heatshreink is heated to tighten down thenwet silicone kinda glued it on and that helped also..

[CHIEFY_44]

Hmm I changed my bushing for lead teflon ones and I'm using a 187th flex and I get a tiny bit of water just like a spray on the inside, I think mine is coming up the flex as the strands spiral up into the boat. Just my 2 cents worth. As to the gap between the dog and strut u need it to be as wide as you flex to stop binding. I'm waiting for the new blackjack to hit the stores as its hardware is better than both the mg and the mystic and is a straight swap onto the mg, and that came from Darin Jordan when I spoke to him at the nationals last month.

[justin08]

same thing with me. Just ran numerous of times over the weekend. It seems like water only comes in at 3/4 to full throttle. Lower than that nothing seems to come in. i hope someone figures out the cure since i cant even use it without bringing it in every few seconds and wiping everything down.

[Fluid]

Two-year-old thread, I'm sure someone figured it out.....




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[96motorhead]

I'm also having the same problem with my blackjack 29. If anyone has a proven solution I'd love to hear it.

[tlandauer]

I'm also having the same problem with my blackjack 29. If anyone has a proven solution I'd love to hear it.

That is pretty much the solution, have you greased the stuffing tube really well? How is the condition of the bushing in your strut, and how well is the front of the strut mated to the curved stuffing tube ?

[96motorhead]

I grease my flex shaft with marine grease thoroughly after every run, my strut is butted up to the stuffing tube and the bushing i'm not sure, i'll have to check it out tomorrow.

[tlandauer]

Chances are that your bushing is fine, I mentioned that because if there is an unreasonable amount of free play, it is conceivable that water that is "rammed up" by the drive dog could go up the stuffing tube. It is a known issue with a certain stinger that has a gap between the stinger barrel and the back plate, although water in that case is not "rammed up" by the drive dog but rather "scooped up" by the gap. This is particularly an issue with Pursuit mono boats.
Do you use a large white nylon washer between the drive dog and the back of the strut?

[96motorhead]

No I do not use the white washer. It fell off in the pond about a year ago. I got the ose flex shaft but it didn't come with the washer.

[justin08]

I am still not sure how water is coming in. I upgraded the strut,flex shaft, and redone the stuffing tube fully greased with marine grease, but it all just comes out when the water comes inside the hull for some reason. Any things i could do to fix the problem would be much appreciated.

[revoltrunner]

water was coming in mine through the cooling jacket o rings.

[justin08]

ya, i think mine comes through the stuffing tube since i see a nice pattern of water on the plastic hatch cover....

[ray schrauwen]

Post #9 pic 1 shws the bushing looks to have comeout with the flex shaft. Just FYI, Octura 3/16" bushngs do not fit the Geico strut. if they are expanded to fit the strut, then there is slop for the stub shaft that will allow lots of water up the shaft.
Kintec sells a special brass bushing that fits just right. The other solution is to replace the strut with one that is far superior such as a Speedmaster. Other struts work too like a a TFL strut. I'm sure OSE sells them. This would be an inexpensive way to help fix the problem.

Max is also using a modified motor that spins much more rpm than stock motor, this itself will cause early breakdownof lubricant making water comeup easier again.