Boater71
Member
- Mar 5, 2018
- 321
- Boat Info
- 2008 Sea Ray 310 Sundancer
- Engines
- MX6.2 MPI Bravo III DTS with Axius and SeaCore
Kohler Genset
Mine cracked over the winter and when I took the blue plug it all cracked. I looked up the part and it's 863802T2 (closed-loop). The problem I have is that I can't find the part anywhere. It's back-ordered from Mercury until July (called all local suppliers and no one has it)! I have ordered one, but I can't wait until July until I launch the boat, so I'm looking for a temp fix.
In the manual, there are 4 different part # for the housing depending on the engine type. On Amazon, I ordered part# 863631T1 as the description states it would work. I received the part and when comparing the housing, they look identical. However, when took a closer look, I noticed that the new part has 3 hose fittings location are open for water flow. The original one I took out has one closed (the narrow one) and 2 closed. I only have 2 hoses to connect. If I install the new part I would have an issue with water coming out that end.
Any thoughts on how the water distribution works in closed cooling vs raw water cooling? Can I use put a cap on the open end and use a JB Weld to seal it or 3M 5200? any other ideas or thoughts?
In the manual, there are 4 different part # for the housing depending on the engine type. On Amazon, I ordered part# 863631T1 as the description states it would work. I received the part and when comparing the housing, they look identical. However, when took a closer look, I noticed that the new part has 3 hose fittings location are open for water flow. The original one I took out has one closed (the narrow one) and 2 closed. I only have 2 hoses to connect. If I install the new part I would have an issue with water coming out that end.
Any thoughts on how the water distribution works in closed cooling vs raw water cooling? Can I use put a cap on the open end and use a JB Weld to seal it or 3M 5200? any other ideas or thoughts?
