Speedo help

flfireman · 03-06-09, 10:28 PM

I need a thought, idea or solution to a speedo problem. My Merc has a small hole in the lower end for the speedo. The service guy said they will clog up from time to time. He recommended using a pipe cleaner and running it in/out to clear it. Well, I have wood stuck in mine. I bumped a stump a little to hard and got wood jammed in the hole. No exposed end to grab, I tried a paper clip-seemed to have made it worse. Is there a way to come from higher up in the motor and run a wire down, then push it out? Sorry for all the technical terms..it's the best I got.

bamabassman · 03-06-09, 10:30 PM

ok, now YOU need to change the title pal. hahahahaha, floridians and speedos............hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm. lmao. i think that method would work. it is just a clear tube though, get another one if ya want. i think they are real cheap.

dave · 03-07-09, 12:51 AM

At first I thought...click or don't click?

Maybe if you take a small drill bit and work it by hand, you can slowly and carefully get it clear.

Bender · 03-07-09, 12:58 AM

I wonder if you can use some Elmers glue or something like that. Maybe test it on something first, but you might be able to squirt it in there and around the hole, then when it dries pull it out. I've never tried it, just thinking here...maybe silicone would work better. Just test first to make sure you don't plug the hole permanently!

1FASTLASER · 03-07-09, 08:03 AM

Small drill bit .........work it in just like you where drillin. MOST of the time it will pull the wood out just like you where drilling. There is no way of going from the other end. Reason being is depending on what motor you have ............just about 1 1/2" in on smaller motors and about 2 1/4"s in on bigger engines the speedo pitot tube does a 90 degree turn up.

CMorg · 03-07-09, 07:05 PM

Mine had a small crack on the bottom , buy the water opening. I just replaced it for 3.00.

bamabassman · 03-07-09, 09:15 PM

cmorg, your speedo? a crack in the bottom? lmao, sorry pal....could NOT resist that one.

CMorg · 03-07-09, 11:41 PM

Nice , I didnt even see that one coming....

Jim80 · 03-08-09, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 1FASTLASER

Small drill bit .........work it in just like you where drillin. MOST of the time it will pull the wood out just like you where drilling. There is no way of going from the other end. Reason being is depending on what motor you have ............just about 1 1/2" in on smaller motors and about 2 1/4"s in on bigger engines the speedo pitot tube does a 90 degree turn up.

Thats the best way man a small drill bit and an easy out . the easy outs cutting part goes the counter clock wise , drill the small hole turn in the easy out and then pull the stump out .

Jim

03-06-09, 10:28 PM	#1
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	Speedo help I need a thought, idea or solution to a speedo problem. My Merc has a small hole in the lower end for the speedo. The service guy said they will clog up from time to time. He recommended using a pipe cleaner and running it in/out to clear it. Well, I have wood stuck in mine. I bumped a stump a little to hard and got wood jammed in the hole. No exposed end to grab, I tried a paper clip-seemed to have made it worse. Is there a way to come from higher up in the motor and run a wire down, then push it out? Sorry for all the technical terms..it's the best I got. __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

03-06-09, 10:30 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ok, now YOU need to change the title pal. hahahahaha, floridians and speedos............hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm. lmao. i think that method would work. it is just a clear tube though, get another one if ya want. i think they are real cheap. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-07-09, 08:03 AM	#5
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Small drill bit .........work it in just like you where drillin. MOST of the time it will pull the wood out just like you where drilling. There is no way of going from the other end. Reason being is depending on what motor you have ............just about 1 1/2" in on smaller motors and about 2 1/4"s in on bigger engines the speedo pitot tube does a 90 degree turn up. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

03-07-09, 09:15 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	cmorg, your speedo? a crack in the bottom? lmao, sorry pal....could NOT resist that one. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-07-09, 12:51 AM	#3
dave BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 401	At first I thought...click or don't click? Maybe if you take a small drill bit and work it by hand, you can slowly and carefully get it clear.

03-07-09, 12:58 AM	#4
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I wonder if you can use some Elmers glue or something like that. Maybe test it on something first, but you might be able to squirt it in there and around the hole, then when it dries pull it out. I've never tried it, just thinking here...maybe silicone would work better. Just test first to make sure you don't plug the hole permanently!

03-07-09, 07:05 PM	#6
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Mine had a small crack on the bottom , buy the water opening. I just replaced it for 3.00.

03-07-09, 11:41 PM	#8
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Nice , I didnt even see that one coming....

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