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  • May 5, 2022 at 6:22 am #131279

    Bill Desmarais
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    Vessel Name: Extremist
    Engines: Cummins 6BTA 370
    Location: Portsmouth, NH
    Country: United States

     

    Thanks,

     

    Bill D

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  • May 20, 2022 at 6:19 pm #131959

    Bill Desmarais
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    Vessel Name: Extremist
    Engines: Cummins 6BTA 370
    Location: Portsmouth, NH
    Country: United States

    Understood

     

    May 19, 2022 at 10:40 am #131876

    Rob Schepis
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    Vessel Name: Tenacious
    Engines: 6BTA 5.9 330's - "Seaboard Style"
    Location: Long Island, NY
    Country: USA

    Sorry Bill, yes, got mixed up with someone I was assisting who had tapped the freshwater in after the pump for engine off flushing.Ā  All is good.

    May 19, 2022 at 7:25 am #131863

    Bill Desmarais
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    Vessel Name: Extremist
    Engines: Cummins 6BTA 370
    Location: Portsmouth, NH
    Country: United States

    I would not attempt to f/w flush the engineĀ  without running the engine….I do believe that’s a no noĀ 

    May 19, 2022 at 6:59 am #131862

    Bill Desmarais
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    Vessel Name: Extremist
    Engines: Cummins 6BTA 370
    Location: Portsmouth, NH
    Country: United States

    Not sure what you mean ?Ā 

    Soap? No soap ?Ā 

    May 16, 2022 at 5:03 pm #131765

    Rob Schepis
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    Vessel Name: Tenacious
    Engines: 6BTA 5.9 330's - "Seaboard Style"
    Location: Long Island, NY
    Country: USA

    How about “bubbles” with the engine off and just using the f/w flush?

    May 14, 2022 at 6:55 am #131657

    Bill Desmarais
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    Vessel Name: Extremist
    Engines: Cummins 6BTA 370
    Location: Portsmouth, NH
    Country: United States

    Done !

    BubblesĀ 

     

    May 8, 2022 at 5:25 am #131405

    Bill Desmarais
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    Vessel Name: Extremist
    Engines: Cummins 6BTA 370
    Location: Portsmouth, NH
    Country: United States

    I had not thought of “bubbles” !

    Thanks Rob

    May 7, 2022 at 6:42 am #131371

    Rob Schepis
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    Vessel Name: Tenacious
    Engines: 6BTA 5.9 330's - "Seaboard Style"
    Location: Long Island, NY
    Country: USA

    With 2ā€ seacock being left open go full open on the flush valve and full flow on the garden hose. Squirt some Dawn in the quickconnect and when she pushes bubbles out the exhaust you know the f/w has made it through so whatever added time you are comfy with from that pointā€¦. Another minute after the bubbles..

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