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Is fresh water flushing worthwhile?
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4 years ago January 19, 2017 at 8:08 am Years ago, following Tony’s recommendation, I hooked up fresh water flush fittings to my engine’s strainer and started flushing religiously. Within less than a year I noticed that the engine zincs were holding up much better; in fact after three years they are still going strong. I also believed that I was reducing corrosion on my raw water metal components, particularly the after cooler. Tony has implied that you can double the inte…
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July 18, 2019 at 6:33 am Leander Landrum wrote: Hi all, first post. Apologies for reviving an old thread, but Iāve tried multiple searches and cannot find the Tonyās Tips article on fresh water flushing. Itās referenced in the āmarine ageā article but no link and I have had zero luck finding it. Are you looking for a “how-to” ? There is no such instruction as one size does not fit all. Many many variables with some of the key components being your seawa…
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Replacement Tach for Yanmar
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February 5, 2017 at 3:15 pm Hi Tony, I phototached my Yanmar tachs yesterday. The engines are 4LHA-DTE- 200 hp. At 3,000 rpm, port read 2846 and the Starboard was at 2853. I want to replace with accurate tachs. I have a tower that does not have tachs so I want to add 2 sets. One set for both stations. I need recommendations for tachs and sensors. I guess I need to replace the sensor on each engine, but can one sensor support two tachs? I also did the no load test and the W…
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9 RepliesJune 6, 2018 at 3:06 pm Charles. I have the installation finished. I pig tailed the new sensor wire to the yanmar switch with a double spade. Works very good. Thanks, BobLast Post by:
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Is fresh water flushing worthwhile?
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