- Dry fit 3/4" head raw water intake thru hull using rattail file to remove carefully a bit of excess fiberglass from attaching backing plate to hull
- Insert impeller into raw water pump using glycerine to lubricate the impeller until water does so. Used a zip-tie to hold the vanes deflected in away from the direction of rotation
- Connect hose from engine raw water thru hull to engine flush access fitting with hose clamps. Very difficult to get hose onto the fitting. Left heat gun at home so could not warm the hose to make it more pliable. Ended up screwing the hose on with considerable effort
- Connect engine flush access fitting to Groco
WSB-500 strainer
using threaded connector
- Fill hose coonected to strainer, and thereby the strainer, with water
- Connect hose from strainer outlet to raw water pump with hose clamps
- Flipped raw water pump over to install, and the water runs out. Hose is too stiff to conform to the raw water pump. The Groco
1/2" full flow fitting
has an outside diameter of 3/4". The inside diameter of the hose too large to conform to the raw water pump. Replace the FF-500 with a PTH-5062
which has a stepped outside diameter of 1/2" and 5/8". Replace hose as well -- Both done on March 22nd.
- Replaced hose from strainer outlet to raw water pump with temporary 5/8" inside diamter thinner wall hose that is prone to kinking. Need thicker wall that will take the bend and not kink.
- Installed raw water pump fan belt
- Opened engine exhaust water valve, diesel fuel valve, closed engine raw water thru hull.
- Filled Home Depot
Homer Bucket
with several gallons of water
- Connected hose to the engine flush access fitting
- Filled hose connect to the engine flush access fitting with water
- Inverted the open end of the hose connected to the engine flush access fitting into the Homer bucket to create siphon
- Selected Battery 2 on the three way selector switch
- Started the engine
- Started within 5 seconds!
- Success! but for those items that need replacement.
