[C320-list] Oil changing pump kit

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To keep from having to carry the old oil in the 5 gal bucket that comes with the unit.......   I put a 1 gallon plastic milk jug inside the 5 gal bucket and place the discharge hose inside of that......  I then just take the gallon jug out and take it to a gas station to get ride of the old oil......  works great......
 
This method is much cleaner and far easier.  You don't have to clean out teh 5 gal buket or worry about it leaking out into your car.   The added benefit is that you can monitor how much oil you are getting out. 
 
I always take a Gal and a half gal jug with me when changing the oil or just the half gal for the gear box 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Allan.Field at comcast.net
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Oil changing pump kit


Steve - My recommendation is to buy the oil change pump right the first
time, unlike yours truly who bought cheap the first time and wound up buying
it twice!  The catalogues are full of different kinds of pumps but if you
talk with the pros - the guys who do this for a living everyday - they go
with a 12V SELF PRIMING PUMP mounted on top of an oil storage container.  If
you buy the non-self priming pump, you will regret that decision very soon.

One thing they don't tell you: the hose that comes from the pump is larger
than the hose that goes into the dip stick to remove the oil.  So they have
a reduction fitting that is put in between the large and small hose.  The
fitting is held together with a plastic clip.  This set-up works very well
when extracting oil - small hose to big hose.  The problem comes when you
are trying to use the reverse-cycle motor to pump the oil from the bucket
into a collection tank.  The pressure is so great when on reverse cycle that
the little plastic clip on the reduction fitting is blown off and oil shoots
all over your car (whose battery you are using to power the pump), yourself,
the storage container and pump, and the storage tank, everywhere but in the
storage tank until you can get close enough to the switch to turn the
%#&*%@#* switch off.  Lesson learned - use radiator clamps versus that
little plastic clip.  How do I know all this?  If I only had pictures...but
do you have any idea how long it takes for oil to completely clear away from
under your toenails because you were wearing sandals when you did this?
About 6 weeks - trust me, I know!

Wisdom - that is what is left over after all the mistakes have been made!

Hope this helps.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Wash, Steve
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 6:56 AM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Oil changing pump kit

Good Morning

Is there a favorite oil changing pump kit that works well with our boat?
There are several in the WM catalog.  This is the end of our first
season and the winterizing advice is to change the oil.

I will change the oil filter as well.  Is it best to get the filter from
Mack Boring?

Do you recommend changing the fuel filters at this time, too?

Thanks!

Steve
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