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Old 02-22-2014, 07:16 AM   #18
twistedtree
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I agree with the last few posts about fixing this properly. This is a pretty critical system that will minimally disable you engine if it fails, and very possibly flood the boat too.

I'd pull it off, figure out what the goop-fest is all about, figure out what the hose clamp is doing, and fix it all properly with new hoses, clamps, and pump parts.

As for keeping the pump as a spare, I wouldn't. I'd throw it away. If it's not good enough to leave on the boat now, why would it be good enough to put back on later? And if you did put it back on later, you'll just have to take it off once again and replace with new shortly after. If you want to carry a spare, carry one you can rely on and that you can leave in the boat post repair.

Now if that old pump can be rebuild to serviceable condition, that's a different story..... Then I'd keep it, or even continue to use it now.
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