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Old 26-02-2014, 02:04 PM   #1
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Promax 150 adaptor plate

Hi all,im putting a 150 promax on an offshore leg ,will it be ok to run it on the one piece adaptor plate with the two smaller holes think its from a modvp or should i make them the same size as 2.5 ones.
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Old 26-02-2014, 03:06 PM   #2
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I reduced those holed down to 3mm.

You also need to run it with a poppet blockoff plate
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Old 26-02-2014, 04:46 PM   #3
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I reduced those holed down to 3mm.

You also need to run it with a poppet blockoff plate
Sorry to sound dumb but whats one of those
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Old 26-02-2014, 09:37 PM   #4
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I had the same on my old 2.4 had to make a plate to cover the poppet valve and remove all the insides and tap a fitting into the cover plate and run a dump hose out the side of the cowl.
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I had the same on my old 2.4 had to make a plate to cover the poppet valve and remove all the insides and tap a fitting into the cover plate and run a dump hose out the side of the cowl.
Cool,i see. And blank off where pipe from popet goes into top of block
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Mine was an old style never had a pipe on it but yes blank both parts off and one single hose off the blanking plate than dump outside the tray
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Mine was an old style never had a pipe on it but yes blank both parts off and one single hose off the blanking plate than dump outside the tray
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