[C320-list] Domestic fresh water pump leak

[Mike Mellon]

Thanks, Doug.  I have been able to remove the pump with a short Phillips 
screwdriver - maybe I have more room that you do.  But it is not proving 
easy to find a rebuild kit.

Mike

On 11/8/2019 12:45 PM, Doug Treff wrote:
> Whether you repair or replace the pump, I can tell you that I had a terrible time getting the old pump out because all my screw drivers were too long. Get a flexible driver or one that is L-shaped like an allen wrench.
>
> Next problem - if you decide to replace - the new pumps have a different hole pattern for mounting. And for the same reason as above, you will not be able to get a drill on there to drill new mounting holes without removing the water heater.
>
> --
> Doug Treff
> doug at treff.us
>
> On Fri, Nov 1, 2019, at 1:32 PM, Mike Mellon wrote:
>> It appears I have a slow drip leak from the freshwater pump (Shurflo
>> 2088-423-244, 2.8 gph, 45 psi) which is located on my boat under and to
>> the left of the galley sink.  It is not obvious, however, exactly where
>> the leak is coming from in the pump, but the bottom of the pump is wet
>> and is dripping onto the floor of the undersink compartment.
>>
>> Like several other posts discuss, the end problem is that the pump
>> cycles on and off every few minutes.
>>
>> Does anyone have prior experience with this problem and knows where in
>> the pump this is likely originating?  What is the group experience, if
>> any, in rebuilding this pump?
>>
>> Certainly, replacing the pump (original from 1996) is an alternative.
>> Any experience with what fits well as a replacement?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Mike Mellon, LaVida, Hull 324, 1996.
>>
>> mmellon at cruzio.com
>>
>>
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Michael Mellon
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