If sand passes through sea strainer will it pass through closed cooling components?
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If sand passes through sea strainer will it pass through closed cooling components?
I hit the sandy bottom on Lake St. Clair twice Monday. There was no damage; I was going slow with drive trimmed up but stuck the bullet in the sand pretty good. This is an Imco shorty with the inlet right in the front bottom. I have a standard sea strainer not meant to catch sand. I also have a 525 with closed cooling. Everything seems OK but are the passages inside the heat exchanger, p/s cooler, oil cooler and fuel cooler large enough to pass fine sand? I have a SS raw water pump and it will get a new impeller in the spring.
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Thanks. I usually disconnect some of the hoses when winterizing to be sure all water has drained. Backflushing the coolers is not too hard. I do carry an infrared temp gun to keep an eye on oil temp.