Reeflo Dart restoration
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All painted up:
And assembled (minus the impeller housing):
I still have to finish de-crudding the impeller housing and bolt it back on.
I did a quick test and it fires right up.
I will do a water/leak test once the vinegar finishes working on the housing.
Hope you enjoy! Next thread will be cleaning an OM 4 way.
dantimdad
And assembled (minus the impeller housing):
I still have to finish de-crudding the impeller housing and bolt it back on.
I did a quick test and it fires right up.
I will do a water/leak test once the vinegar finishes working on the housing.
Hope you enjoy! Next thread will be cleaning an OM 4 way.
dantimdad
good work, cant wait on the om cleaning.
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I am going to start on it tonight...I have to pick up more vinegar first!
I will be modding and setting up a GC 118 custom tank soon and putting these to use.
The tank is 35x24x31. There will be a long list of mods that I will post step by steps for.
Some of which are:
drilling for a closed loop for the dart/OM
removing the current overflow box and installing a coast to coast overflow
refinishing the stand and canopy
building a foam and rock wall and aquascaping with foam and nylon rods
Stay tuned...
dantimdad
I will be modding and setting up a GC 118 custom tank soon and putting these to use.
The tank is 35x24x31. There will be a long list of mods that I will post step by steps for.
Some of which are:
drilling for a closed loop for the dart/OM
removing the current overflow box and installing a coast to coast overflow
refinishing the stand and canopy
building a foam and rock wall and aquascaping with foam and nylon rods
Stay tuned...
dantimdad
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I have rebuilt a couple of these pump motors after they sieze up. Every time it is a bearing and it costs about $5 to fix if you have all the tools. I haven't ever rebuilt the seal which is almost always the reason for the failure but that is simple enough to do if they sell a kit. Not sure if they do.
How in the @#$%@!#$% did you get the impeller off? I have one that I need to replace the seals and I cannot for the life of me get the impeller off the shaft. I know that you are supposed to stick a screwdriver in the shaft opposite the impeller and twist off, but mine is STUCK. Any suggestions?
Oh, and did you sandblast the metal parts or something else?
-Aaron
Oh, and did you sandblast the metal parts or something else?
-Aaron
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That was the hardest part! I knew I should have photographed it. The slot is about worthless.
Here is what I did:
Take the fan cover off.
Take a thin piece of wood and put the end of it on the hub of the fan (not the shaft!)
Tap the wood with a hammer while going around the fan.
It will knock the fan down the shaft exposing about 1/2" of it.
Use vice grips and grab the shaft.
Take a rag and grip the impeller and spin it off.
Make sure you clean the threads that hold the impeller with a wire brush so it doesn't seize on there again.
Hope this helps. If not, I will take it back apart and take pics of the procedure again.
dantimdad
Here is what I did:
Take the fan cover off.
Take a thin piece of wood and put the end of it on the hub of the fan (not the shaft!)
Tap the wood with a hammer while going around the fan.
It will knock the fan down the shaft exposing about 1/2" of it.
Use vice grips and grab the shaft.
Take a rag and grip the impeller and spin it off.
Make sure you clean the threads that hold the impeller with a wire brush so it doesn't seize on there again.
Hope this helps. If not, I will take it back apart and take pics of the procedure again.
dantimdad
Vise grips
