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Impeller Change
Brian Whatcott wrote:
On 30 Aug 2003 19:24:36 GMT, (Baybyter) wrote: When replacing the impeller in a raw water pump on a diesel engine, that is sealed with a paper gasket, is it necessary to "paint" the gasket with silicone or some other type of sealant when replacing the cover? That might be a good idea - can't see it doing much harm. Since the impeller depends upon close tolerance around the edges, I'd not increase the thickness of the seal at all. Otherwise, your pump may not work as well as you like. Just make sure the old one is all gone and put the new one on. If pumps needed more than a paper gasket to work properly, the manufacturers would sell them to you. Also, I've heard that coating the impeller vanes with any kind of petroleum based product, like Vaseline, ( to ease the installation) could cause the neoprene vanes to swell or otherwise be damaged. Is this true? What about the use of ordinary dishwashing liquid? Dishwashing liquid should be a good bet. I might even try a vegetable oil - a smear of olive oil perhaps? Impellers are easy to install. A bit of spit would suffice for that. I put a light oil in to ease the initial spin-up, expecting water to be the primary lubricant after that. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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