Re: Sealing Mercury KD-4 two piece tank

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July 6, 2015 at 6:27 pm #19587
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    Kiekhaefer made Mercury, Wizard(1940-56/57) and some prewar Sea King singles. There is a great deal of commonality in the early k models. Jasons Old Wizard site has a number of useful things to say and many photos. A lot of been there done that. Techniques not discussed
    in service manual needed to deal with rusted,busted, missing and worn out.
    Best of all it is FREE.
    Louis
    Splitting ,cleaning and resealing a cast aluminum tank is easy…on a scale of 1 to 10 about a 2
    Only special tools required are an exacto knife, an allen wrench and a 12" of so length of
    threaded rod with washers & nuts. Material needed available at any auto parts store (and some super markets!) The five tanks that I have taken apart had absolutely flat surfaces when checked using a machinist’s straight edge…no light gaps whatsoever.
    Louis