[C320-list] dripping raw water pump
brucestanley
brucestanley at optusnet.com.au
Wed Aug 22 16:04:16 PDT 2007
Myron and Kirk
If the drips are coming from the back of the pump, it then sounds like a
seal "in" the pump.
These 'seals" wear out after years of use and need to be replaced in a
machine shop.
Bruce Stanley
C320 #1084 Fantastic Lady / Sydney Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Myron Welch" <myron-welch at uiowa.edu>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] dripping raw water pump
> Kirk,
>
> Thanks for the reply. The leak is from the exposed part of the shaft
> behind the impeller. I did change the impeller and gasket late July, but
> that didn't change anything. I have written the repair department at
> Torresen Marine and will let you know their response.
>
> Myron Welch
> Wind Instrument, #238
> Iowa City, Iowa
>
>
>
>
>>Myron is the drip from the screws that hold the cover plate on the pump?
>>If its from that area, it's easy to unscrew the cover and install a new
>>gasket. Get a new impeller and install it at the same time.
>>
>>I had a salt water drip from aroung the cover plate and easily removed the
>>cover, installed a new impeller and a new gasket.
>>
>>Kirk
>>Boomerang #124 -Perkins
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Myron Welch" <myron-welch at uiowa.edu>
>>To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>>Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 12:49 PM
>>Subject: Re: [C320-list] dripping raw water pump
>>
>>
>>>I am having the same problem at times with my 1995 Perkins raw water
>>>pump, minus the slat water build up since I sail on Lake Michigan. If the
>>>seal can be changed, is that a DIY job or must the pump be sent to a
>>>machine shop for seal replacement or rebuilding? Does anyone know the
>>>source and cost of a new pump? Who would you recommend for doing the
>>>work?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> Myron Welch
>>> Wind instrument, #238
>>> Iowa City Iowa
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> peter at peterbelsky.com wrote:
>>>
>>> I am getting frequent drips from raw water pump (yanmar 3GM30F-YEU).
>>> Also salt deposits are accumulating on engine block. Has anyone had
>>> success just replacing the seal on the water pump, or is it better bet
>>> to just replace the entire pump? It seems a rebuild kit cost the same as
>>> a new pump.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any insights...
>>>
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