[C320-list] Head fresh water not pumping

[JJ Morrison]

I got tired of the Jabsco and have just replaced it with a RARITAN II head which, according to the Head Lady, is the best manual head you can buy.I'm going to send in photos and a short description for our web site but it was a fairly easy job to do. I purchased the head from Defender Marine.CheersJohnM1999#574

> From: jamesweet at frontiernet.net
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 16:30:39 -0400
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Head fresh water not pumping
> 
> take the pump handle out and try priming the pump with water and make 
> certain that the inlet valve in the hull is open.
> 
> Jim Sweet TGIF (Thank God It Floats) 901
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Russell" <russellw at oacsd.org>
> To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 2:44 PM
> Subject: [C320-list] Head fresh water not pumping
> 
> 
> 
> Just launched "Little Wing" on beautiful Cayuga Lake.  Having a few 
> commissioning issues.
> The head will not pump fresh lake water into the bowl to help with flushing. 
> I've tried "head conditioning"
> liquid from West Marine, with little success.  Pump handle just goes up and 
> down, with no resistance.
> Any guidance on troubleshooting this critical problem?
> 
> Bill Russell
> "Little Wing" - 1998 C320 #545
> Ithaca, NY
> 
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