b pipe screws

[fals3illusion]

ok i dont know if its just me but is the bottom screw on the headpipe IMPOSSIABLE to get to with out taking the head pipe off ???

just got my pipe installed today and there seems to be no way to get to the bottom screw without taking the head pipe off ....

tuning tomorrow at the lake is going to be a BIATCH if i have to take the head pipe off everytime

any tips

 

[hangtime]

For bottom end you want the bottom and middle screws closed and the top open about 3/4 to 2 turns .I have mine at 1 full turn open .
make sure you put antisieze on the thread or they'll freeze up on you quick .

 

[fals3illusion]

i heard that for the best bottom end the top and mid have to be closed and and bottom has to be open look here
http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/37904

and here too

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/37858/post-518612#post518612

 

[fals3illusion]

and thanks for the anti sieze tip i wouldnt of knows that will pick some up tomm before i take it on teh water

 

[hangtime]

I think I actually used pipe dope on mine not antisieze.I'm gonna try the bottom screw open method and see how it is .
Most peeps open the top screw .

 

[fals3illusion]

yeah just post on this thready hangtime ... i dont want chris to get jealous that im taking up his thread .... cuz hes jealous that he doesnt have his b pipe yet (hope you dont read this thread chris :nana: lol )

 

[fals3illusion]

ooh , and where do you get pipe dope from ? it it basically the same thing as antisieze?

 

[Flat Brapp]

ooh , and where do you get pipe dope from ?

your nearest street corner

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

I recently installed and ran a B pipe, with top screw open 2.5 turns, and the other 2 closed and it SUCKED

worse than the coffman sizzler it replaced.

I think thats way too wet... maybe half a turn, or 3/4 a turn on any one screw....


I will re-adjust the screws, as per some recommendations here before trying it again.

 

[hangtime]

ooh , and where do you get pipe dope from ? it it basically the same thing as antisieze?

No it's not ,I got mine at the hardware store in the plumbing supplies .

The only problem I see with the bottom screw being opened instead of the top is when the hole gets clogged .
I had mine clog at the beach and easily fixed it with a small drill bit because I could reach it on the top .If the bottom screw clogs than you probably have to remove your headpipe .

 

[fals3illusion]

how would it clog? and i think i might open the other scres liek 1/8 a turn on the bottom and top .... just to be on the safe side ... IF it cloggs ...... but what my dad tells me about IF's ...."If grandma had balls, she would be grandpa" ha ha god i love my dad

 

[waxhead]

I set mine up with the bottom open 1 turn and the rest closed
If you think you want more water after that then open the top

I find if you open the other ones the boat will feel sluggish and will not come through the mid range cleanly
bear in mind that when you hit the throttle you go straight to mid range