Yearly maintenance, and switching to synthetic

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05-30-2017 | 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MTScott

All work done, pump fixed... running and cooling like a champ.

Thanks for all the feedback folks, I was able to get it out for memorial weekend, and we had pretty good conditions:

How's the water pressure reading?

05-30-2017 | 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Pismo10

I thought of putting a large hole screen, like chick wire sized, in the hose between the raw water pump and the oil cooler(s) or put a strainer after the raw water pump(even better).. Would catch debris well..Seems these impellers are always coming apart..

Or replace raw water pump entirely with something totally different that was not such an awful design..

Been looking into strainers, and found many who put raw water strainers both before and after the pump. If you have a strainer that has a clear catch you can see bits of the impeller show up when it starts to go, and they know it's time to change it. it also stops any debri from getting into your oil cooler.

I haven't been able to find something maintenance free as a replacement pump. I think the trick engineering wise is to design something that can self prime, flow tons of water, and also be maintenance free. I'm not sure something like that exists that isn't overly costly.