On my 2GM I replace the impeller annually (mostly) and have never put anything on the gasket. It has never leaked I squirt some dishwashing liquid Into the pump so it doesn’t start dry. Can’t recall where I read that one….
Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2021, at 9:33 PM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Well, the impellor was the issue with pumping water. It was badly chewed up > and took about an hour to clear small bits of rubber. Don't know whether I > should take off the lower hose to the heat exchanger to flush the hole or > not. That's a larger level of effort that replacing the impellor. > An assembly question; does anyone put a lubricant on the plate or just the > paper gasket? > Ron > Wild Cheri > C&C 30-1 > STL > > > On Monday, October 4, 2021, 11:06:51 PM CDT, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Dennis, > Thnaks. My Sherwood is not the newer model, so it has a flat plate in front > from which to change the impeller unlike the newer model in the manual. It > wasn't that hard; easy to get at, just behind the companionway stairs. > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
