How is the 2nd power steering pump hooked up?
 

Now that I've had the chance to spend some time with the boat I've got several questions...this one regards the power steering system for twin engine installations. Only one of the pumps is driven by a belt, but both pumps have hoses attached. Where does the non-functioning pump's hose go? Can I move the belt and have the other engine drive the system? What if I hook up both belts?

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I just took my port side off ....the oil line routes thru the oil cooler and then just dead ends ..at least on my 311 ....pump is off and will remove the lines next ....mmaybe someone will chime in with a bracket that does not have the pump mount .....

Re: How is the 2nd power steering pump hooked up?
 

MIne only has a ps pump on one engine. One of my engines will stall once in a while while docking. Would you like to guess which one???

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I talked to John at Marine Performance about rigging the second engine with a ps pump. He said it can be done, just a matter of how much I want to spend. He's getting real busy, and I know he's just really doing me a favor by working on my boat, so I'll wait until he's slow sometime and take it back.

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How about next winter? Oops , I forgot , you don't have winter :rolleyes:

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My 272 had pumps on each engine, with no belt on the port side. The hoses were routed the same way they would be if they were hooked up to the PS but they were connected together at the hose ends and ziplock tied to something at the back of the engine. Just think of it as a spare pump and PS cooler (under the engine behind the pump) if you ever need them. In fact I had taken mine off to gain some extra engine room and ended up using it last year (and painted it blue) when a stud broke off the PS pump on my 336.

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Bill272 is correct. It doesn't do anything. Typically builders bought all their engines with the pump,very little cost difference anyway, so twin engine boats had a pump on each engine,but only one was needed.

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I was told the only advantage would be if one motor failed ...no advantage for both pumps working ...

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Magicfloat and Bill is right, It is an extra pump that is not hooked up so if you lose a pump you have a spare :D

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I think the two pumps would produce a wee more pressure at idle speed, and also would be nice if the engine with the pump stalls. I know it would take some kind of equalizing valve between them.