Sounds like a great idea and I'll definitely try that, thanks!
I'll try that also, for the left over debris, once I get the hard stuff out with cousinabe's drill bit. I thought I was going out in the bay among the mangroves today, to where the water is calm and shallow to work on it and also do some test runs, but the weather doesn't look too inviting, so I may contilnue with another issue while it's on the lift.
I'll be extremely careful. So, now for the weather to warm up, so I can get out in the shallows.the speedo pitot tube is replacable on that motor, its not on most parts book pages but there is a tech bulliten on it.
with vice grips odds are high your going to snap that bit off.
last one brought to me with a snapped bit I finnaly had to melt out with an oxy/acetyne rig.
took me about 2 hours.
dont snap the bit.
I also use torch tip cleaners, its a very tiny set of twist drills with a pin vise.
while yes the tube is replaceable it doesnt come out easily.
best to carefully clean the debris from it, not that I have ever broke off a bit in one
the other engine, luckily cheap bits were used and it rusted itself out in a few weeks .
using the small bit and mini vise grips. Just pulled in a cove with about a foot of water and tied off on a mangrove branch for a place to work. That stuff was really imbedded in there for more than 1/2 an inch. Also it seems that as long as you keep it straight, there shouldn't be much danger in breaking off the bit inside.
