There's a very good reason boats with pods are cheaper than their counterparts.
The market is telling you they are a big problem.
Spend more or save up more so you can spend more to get the same boat w/o pods or just get less boat.
Good luck
I've used these folks and they can do custom tanks and fittings by filing out a sheet.
Were pretty good to deal with.
https://www.plastic-mart.com/category/159/marine-holding-tanks
Good luck
Improper installation makes them come loose. What's proper installation? Eh, I snug them up with some 5200 on the thread and between the nuts and they never come loose. Cotter pin prevents anything really bad from happening anyway, loose or not.
https://www.westerbeke.com/Category/8.0BTD-COOLINGSYSTEM/53F355FEDAF73B2BC4FD0CE0
It says This part is replaced with part number 037431. Before you order this part please read these two documents: Parts Bulletin 2004-1 and Pump Details
Good luck
I bought a boat and they were crap. Tried some plastic cleaner polish (Meguir's PlastX or whatever it's called) by hand, for about 5 seconds, before just using the random orbital on it.
Worked great and made for a much easier time.
For my maint it's Imar 1 or 2x a year and then Plexus every...