Great! Maybe cycle the steering wheel back and forth with the engine running to ensure any air in the steering system is purged. I'd keep an eye on the fluid levels. Air should not be getting introduced into a good tight system.
That's how I do it also, but if you inadvertently install the vanes in the wrong direction, they bend in the right direction as each vane passes the portion of the pump housing where the vanes full extend. Shoot, some engines that briefly run in reverse when shutdown (dieseling), do this every...
Impeller blades self-orient to proper direction, so you don't need to worry about which direction they go in, assuming you installed the correct impeller. As suggested, make sure you removed any old impeller pieces in the system. Put your hand on the pump while running to see if you can feel...
@Engident Alarms are generally driven by switches, with a single connector that provides open or ground to the alarm (oil press switch, water temp switch). There are separate oil pressure sensors and water temp sensors that drive the gauges. These typically have two connectors and provide a...
We have Garmin with two stations and one GPS transducer and one thru-hull transducer. We move the chart plotter between both stations with no problems. For the GPS function I think you only need to set up a NMEA 2000 network that would have cable ends at each station, plus power to the...
Many folks here don't bother with filling the hubs with grease via the zerks. They just repack the bearing during their regular maintenance, typically yearly. This gives you an opportunity to check for water in the bearings and bearing and race condition.
Depends on the app. If the phone or tablet has GPS, the app will use that.
I use Navionics, in conjunction with our Garmin plotter. I've had Navionics show shallow water hazards that the Garmin didn't show. Weird since Garmin owns Navionics.
Another option is Aqua Map.
That cap with the rubber insert will work fine. I run them on my trailer. I would still grease or seal the outer lip, like Scott suggests, so that interface seals well.
I think a consideration in the debate is whether you have a full raw water system or a semi-closed cooling system with anti-freeze in the block. If I had a full raw water system like you two do, I'd be considering the anti-freeze route since corrosion in the block is a risk with just draining...
If you've drained the outlet of the raw water pump, your PAS cooler is drained. Next year, if you're gonna winterize with antifreeze, I would use the non-toxic pink RV antifreeze. I personally don't use antifreeze. I just drain the raw water cooling system (I have a half closed cooling system...
