[C320-list] Changing the Impeller, Changing the Oil

[hcreech at comcast.net]

Jason, 
The impeller plate is easy to remove without removing the pump, however either way is easy. The belt tensioning I found easy to set as well using on leg of my channel locks as a lever. Yes you do go down the dip stick holder to extract the oil. I always run my engine fifteen minutes in gear before doing an oil change. Being in gear will bring the temperature up faster. The job I don't like to do, which is coming up August 15th, the day I do it every year, is the fuel filters. These I do not consider as easy as the other two jobs mentioned. 

Herb Creech 
Cloud Chaser 606 



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Alexander" <alexander.jason at gmail.com> 
To: "c320-list" <C320-List at catalina320.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:40:08 PM 
Subject: [C320-list] Changing the Impeller, Changing the Oil 

Hello, 

I have the Euro 3GM30F Yammar in my 320. I was looking at the water 
pump last weekend to get the necessary info to order a new impeller 
and noticed that the cover plate faces the engine and would appear to 
make it very difficult to change the impeller. 

What do people do to get a new impeller installed. Do you remove the 
pump from the engine? If so is it hard to get the belt tensioned 
again? 


As for the oil change I have a topsiders oil extractor. Do you just 
go down through the dip stick to extract the oil. On the Catalina 28 
I had a while ago there was a nice drain hose connected to a fitting 
on the bottom of the oil pan. Made changing the oil very simple. 

Thanks, 
Jason