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October 27, 2017 at 5:44 am #24324
Marc, I think they would tarnish. I figured they would look better white than brown (or worse?). Maybe clear coat them? Agree that they look great in the raw.
Good luck with the install.
Mike
October 26, 2017 at 8:21 pm #24313Hi Marc.
BTW- I had no issues whatsoever with the pumps after running the boat all season, with just about 1 month left to go (east coast US).
I changed my raw water pump belts when I did the pumps. After a month of use I checked the belt tension and they both needed an adjustment (tightening). My engines use the v belts with the 3 pulleys. Something you should check routinely anyway, as you probably already know.
Mike
October 26, 2017 at 7:58 pm #24311Hi Marc.
I was the original poster. Sorry, I should have closed it out with my final result.
It was 100% plug & play. It took less than 3 hours to do both engines. I had pretty easy access to both pumps and I wasn’t exactly In a hurry. It took longer to paint them in my garage than to install them.
Good luck with it! Nothing there to be afraid of.
Mike
May 7, 2017 at 10:06 am #18313Tony & Rob
Thanks much guys. Grease the o-rings and yes, no chance of getting a socket on the mounting bolts. Maybe the elbow bolts? I’ll just hand tighten everything well without bending the flange plate and it should be good to go.
Mike
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