packing gland adust

[Bill G.]

Need a little help,new packing glands installed what is the right drip or do I go by temp or both?.Port was hot to touch backed off 1 turn have a pretty good drip temp cool,stb.miminal drip temp I feel a little heat but not hot not as cool as port.Very odd backed off stb 1/4 turn it actually got warmer almost hot?
Thanks, Bill G.

[Eddy G]

What type of packing material are you using? I decided on the GFO Packing when I repowered and at seatrial, they got pretty hot even with a steady drip. After about two hours of running they settled down to being mighty warm. At about six hours they cooled off and I readjusted them to only drip about every 5 or so seconds while running. I have about 60 hours on them now and they drip while running, slow down to a drip every 20 seconds an hour after shut down and stop dripping completely within a few hours. Maybe you just need to get some time on them with a good drip and adjust them once they have seated themselves.

Eddy G.