Military Vehicles, February 1997,: Re: leaking DUKWS

Re: leaking DUKWS

Auke Dijkstra (auke.dijkstra@pi.net)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:07:04 +0100

Hank LaBarbara wrote:
>
> At 10:39 PM 2/25/97 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I wonder is there anyone, who has a DUKW that doesn't leak in the
> >water?? Most DUKW-owners I talked to, admitted that their DUKW does
> >leak, and some say their DUKW stays completely dry, although I never
> >saw any of the "dry" DUKWS in the water. My DUKW does leak a bit,
> > <<<<<Snip>>>>>>> Remainder of message removed....
>
> I have 2 DUKWS and both are bone dry. I do have the prop packing nut
> adjusted so you get 1 drop every minute or so while it's rotating for
> cooling purposes as outlined it the manual. But I have left them anchored
> in the lake for most of the day and have no water in either of them. It
> took a while to get them to that point, what you have to do is go into the
> water with the floor boards removed, have several people with crayons
> circle where the leaks are. You have about 30 seconds to do this because
> once the floor is wet you can't tell where the leaks are. You then just
> weld them up. The hard part is when you get leaks under the cross ribs.
> Then you have to cut out part of the rib to make the repair.
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> Hank LaBarbara
> Skokie, IL
> dukw@starnetinc.com
>
> Visit my home page at:
> http://pwp.starnetinc.com/dukw/dukwpage.htm

Hi Hank,

I know where my DUKW leaks, one propellor shaft housing seal is
damaged, and 2 small spots near the front spring shakles, but we
are in no hurry to repair this, because we don't go into the water that
much, and the amount of water that comes into the hull is not that
disturbing. However when I had to let my DUKW float for the rest of
the day, I would make sure it was dry.
Nice home page!!

Best Regards

Auke Dijkstra