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An experienced buddy of mine told me about diluting white vinegar in water and put it in a spray bottle. Spray it on use a stiff bristled brush to scrub it a bit. Spray it off with a hose. It cleans it off making it look new again. And even here in the pacific NW I only have to do this once a...

Cliff what are your thoughts on the RV fresh water system antifreeze? I have used it for two seasons now with no problems. I empty the water tank, put in the antifreeze run it through the back sprayer and front then rise twice for spring commissioning. Plus other than running antifreeze with...

Ok so today was shakedown II. It went perfectly. The risers and manifolds stayed at a nice warm temp. Eng temp was a perfect 180 degrees. Good day on the water. Just wish the wind would have been a lot less.

Are there any state laws that can help back you up like we have here in Washington? Sent from my Nook using Tapatalk

That's awesome! Sent from my Nook using Tapatalk

Ok basic trouble shooting; is the SWITCH in the proper position? YES. Is the circut breaker/fuse set/good? YES (really? We'll get back to that). Is the bus powered? YES (no not really). Is the componet/s good?YES. So getting back to that fuse, the fuse for the bilge pump is in the engine...

Cliff Yes you're right, I just wish I would have had the thought to take pictures of each major step. This site is invaluable for guys with really nice boats (SeaRays) but on a budget to where they have to do allot of the maintenance themselves. Bryan

Ok so here is the break down. So after I had everything off I inspected the Y tube and exhaust bellows with a bore scope (thanks neighbor) for any damage or parts of my melted water shutter assembly. I got it all out when I changed the impeller and zincs. I bought all the parts from Go2marine...

The manifolds and risers are sierra and the other parts are mercruiser. I got them from go2 marine. They were great making sure the parts were correct and ordering was a piece off cake. They were semi local (Seattle) so they got here with in a week even though it was the 4th of july week. Sent...

It was real easy. I used a jam nut. Put one nut on top of the other and jam them together, after it broke free with an open end wrench on the bottom nut I used a socket wrench on the top and it spun right out. No damage to the threads.

Thanks Stephenm. Means another new part but that's ok. Looks like everything will cost around $450 Sent from my Nook using Tapatalk

Ok so everything apart and the manifold and riser is bad. Found a couple of sites to keep the cost down to just over $400. Getting manifold, riser, soft tubes, and water shuter assembly. Sent from my Nook using Tapatalk

Could this be something that would lead to my original problem of my starboard exhaust manifold over heating? Sent from my Nook using Tapatalk

Ok so replaced the water pump impeller and unfortunately it looked great. So what I'm thinking now is to disconnect the fittings one at a time and see if water is making it to the manifold. On a side note two pieces of metal fell out when I removed the lower unit. Please look at the post in...

I removed the lower unit and these fell out. I can't find them in the manual or any mention of them in the YouTube videos for changing the water pump.