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Old 06-16-2016 | 10:11 AM
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Any idea of how water gets in if bellows look good no holes and clamped on
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Old 06-16-2016 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 370ss500efi
Any idea of how water gets in if bellows look good no holes and clamped on
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From the bilge when the plug is left in them or the bilge pump chits out after a big rain.
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Old 06-16-2016 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by tommymonza
From the bilge when the plug is left in them or the bilge pump chits out after a big rain.
Hummmm, plug always in boat is on a lift. Maybe automatic bilge pump took a chit over the winter when on lift??
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Old 06-16-2016 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 370ss500efi
Hummmm, plug always in boat is on a lift. Maybe automatic bilge pump took a chit over the winter when on lift??
I would check those bellows over real close again also..
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Old 06-16-2016 | 01:14 PM
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If there is water getting in and the oily sludge getting out into the water, then it has to be a bellow that was leaking.
If the bellows were sealed tight and not cracked, it would not get out into the water.
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