I have the solution!!!!
Went to West today and bought the Head Lube from the catalog. 12 bucks. Put
about a quarter of the bottle in the head, pumped about a dozen - maybe 20
times - and the head started to work again, pumping water from outside and
acting normal. Put a few drops of the lube on top of the little nut surrounding
the pump rod and tightened the nut up a little and the squirt leak stopped as
well.
No connection, but this stuff works! I don't know how long it will last (feels
oily) but at about four bucks a pop, I can lube for a long time before
justifying a rebuild.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: dre...@gmail.com
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Wilcox-Crittenden (now Thetford) HeadMate head
Hi,
I have battled the same problem of water not coming in through the intake.
This tends to happen when the head has not been used for some time. The
problem turns out to be a stuck inlet flap valve. This flap is just behind the
6 screw plastic water inlet housing cover. Most times, I can just tap the
cover with the back of a screw driver and it will start working. If that
does not work, one can take the inlet hose off of the cover and insert a
screwdriver into the cover inlet to free the flap(make sure the lever is down).
At this point you could spray or add some type of lubricant. Don Casey
suggest to monthly flush the head pump with vinegar and then a dose of mineral
oil. I have also read silicone spray or grease works well for marine heads too.
-
Paul E.
1979 C&C 29 Mk1
S/V Johanna Rose
Carrabelle, FL
On Jul 16, 2013, at 2:07 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote:
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:06:19 -0400
From: "Gary Nylander" <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net>
To: "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com>, <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Wilcox-Crittenden (now Thetford) HeadMate head
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West Marine's catalog shows the parts as well. Page 505 of the catalog.
Packing Nut for 4.99. Kit for 79.99.
But..... one lister said that using some Head Lube (p 507) solved his
washer leaking problem. This was posted in the last couple of weeks.
I have similar problems. My Head mate won't bring water up from the thru
hull and I'm just leaving to get some Head Lube to see if that fixes the
problem (and the leaky washer). If not, there are some suppliers of kits that
are even less expensive than West, but if you add in the shipping costs, it
comes out to the same. So I may be in the market for a kit as well.
Gary Nylander
30-1
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