Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

Hi all,

I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with fresh
water. I have a couple of questions on execution to any kind soul that can
offer some advice.

I'm thinking of running a dock hose down and hooking it up to the hose
coming off the through-hull intake, turning the faucet on, starting the
engine and just letting it go. However, I'm concerned about overpressuring
the system and filling the water lift to the point it dumps into the
engine. Is this a valid concern? Is there a better way to accomplish this?
There's always positive pressure on the system from the through-hull
anyway, so I'm assuming as long as I'm pressurizing it from upstream of the
water pump, I'm safe. True?

Many thanks,

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with fresh
water.

whoever advised you of that didn't know WTF they were talking about. Don't
waste your time worrying about it.

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with fresh
water.

whoever advised you of that didn't know WTF they were talking about. Don't
waste your time worrying about it.

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

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"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with
fresh
water.

whoever advised you of that didn't know WTF they were talking about.
Don't
waste your time worrying about it.

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

Second that
"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with
fresh
water.

whoever advised you of that didn't know WTF they were talking about.
Don't
waste your time worrying about it.

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

Comments below:

"Jeffrey P. Vasquez" wrote in
message ...
Hi all,

I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with
fresh
water. I have a couple of questions on execution to any kind soul that can
offer some advice.

I'm thinking of running a dock hose down and hooking it up to the hose
coming off the through-hull intake, turning the faucet on, starting the
engine and just letting it go. However, I'm concerned about overpressuring
the system and filling the water lift to the point it dumps into the
engine. Is this a valid concern? Is there a better way to accomplish this?
There's always positive pressure on the system from the through-hull
anyway, so I'm assuming as long as I'm pressurizing it from upstream of
the
water pump, I'm safe. True?

Many thanks,

Should work but...

We usually do this by extending the thru hull hose with another short piece
of hose up into a 5 gallon bucket set in the cockpit. We then start the
engine and let the raw water pump move the water through. We keep the
bucket full by leaving the dock hose running into the bucket, if it
overflows it just runs out the cockpit drains. No chance of
over-pressurising anything or damaging your raw water pump. As we live in
Canada and so have to winterise this system, we then throw some antifreeze
into the bucket and let that pump through until it starts to come out the
exhaust, shut it down and that's it for the season.
--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

Comments below:

"Jeffrey P. Vasquez" wrote in
message ...
Hi all,

I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with
fresh
water. I have a couple of questions on execution to any kind soul that can
offer some advice.

I'm thinking of running a dock hose down and hooking it up to the hose
coming off the through-hull intake, turning the faucet on, starting the
engine and just letting it go. However, I'm concerned about overpressuring
the system and filling the water lift to the point it dumps into the
engine. Is this a valid concern? Is there a better way to accomplish this?
There's always positive pressure on the system from the through-hull
anyway, so I'm assuming as long as I'm pressurizing it from upstream of
the
water pump, I'm safe. True?

Many thanks,

Should work but...

We usually do this by extending the thru hull hose with another short piece
of hose up into a 5 gallon bucket set in the cockpit. We then start the
engine and let the raw water pump move the water through. We keep the
bucket full by leaving the dock hose running into the bucket, if it
overflows it just runs out the cockpit drains. No chance of
over-pressurising anything or damaging your raw water pump. As we live in
Canada and so have to winterise this system, we then throw some antifreeze
into the bucket and let that pump through until it starts to come out the
exhaust, shut it down and that's it for the season.
--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

Ken, he is not talking about winterizing his engine, he is talking about
"flushing" the raw water cooling system of salt.


Hi all,

I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with
fresh
water. I have a couple of questions on execution to any kind soul that can
offer some advice.

I'm thinking of running a dock hose down and hooking it up to the hose
coming off the through-hull intake, turning the faucet on, starting the
engine and just letting it go. However, I'm concerned about overpressuring
the system and filling the water lift to the point it dumps into the
engine. Is this a valid concern? Is there a better way to accomplish this?
There's always positive pressure on the system from the through-hull
anyway, so I'm assuming as long as I'm pressurizing it from upstream of
the
water pump, I'm safe. True?

Many thanks,

Should work but...

We usually do this by extending the thru hull hose with another short piece
of hose up into a 5 gallon bucket set in the cockpit. We then start the
engine and let the raw water pump move the water through. We keep the
bucket full by leaving the dock hose running into the bucket, if it
overflows it just runs out the cockpit drains. No chance of
over-pressurising anything or damaging your raw water pump. As we live in
Canada and so have to winterise this system, we then throw some antifreeze
into the bucket and let that pump through until it starts to come out the
exhaust, shut it down and that's it for the season.
--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

Ken, he is not talking about winterizing his engine, he is talking about
"flushing" the raw water cooling system of salt.


Hi all,

I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar 2GM with
fresh
water. I have a couple of questions on execution to any kind soul that can
offer some advice.

I'm thinking of running a dock hose down and hooking it up to the hose
coming off the through-hull intake, turning the faucet on, starting the
engine and just letting it go. However, I'm concerned about overpressuring
the system and filling the water lift to the point it dumps into the
engine. Is this a valid concern? Is there a better way to accomplish this?
There's always positive pressure on the system from the through-hull
anyway, so I'm assuming as long as I'm pressurizing it from upstream of
the
water pump, I'm safe. True?

Many thanks,

Should work but...

We usually do this by extending the thru hull hose with another short piece
of hose up into a 5 gallon bucket set in the cockpit. We then start the
engine and let the raw water pump move the water through. We keep the
bucket full by leaving the dock hose running into the bucket, if it
overflows it just runs out the cockpit drains. No chance of
over-pressurising anything or damaging your raw water pump. As we live in
Canada and so have to winterise this system, we then throw some antifreeze
into the bucket and let that pump through until it starts to come out the
exhaust, shut it down and that's it for the season.
--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca

Fresh-water flushing a raw water system?
 

"Jeffrey P. Vasquez"
wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I am advised to flush a raw-water cooling system on a Yanmar
2GM with fresh
water. I have a couple of questions on execution to any kind
soul that can
offer some advice.

I'm thinking of running a dock hose down and hooking it up to
the hose
coming off the through-hull intake, turning the faucet on,
starting the
engine and just letting it go. However, I'm concerned about
overpressuring
the system and filling the water lift to the point it dumps
into the
engine. Is this a valid concern? Is there a better way to
accomplish this?
There's always positive pressure on the system from the
through-hull
anyway, so I'm assuming as long as I'm pressurizing it from
upstream of the
water pump, I'm safe. True?

When we were running the Volvo that was raw water cooled, there
was an attachment, in the water line inboard of the strainer that
allowed for flushing. About a quarter turn on the fresh water
hose was sufficient for enough cooling. It also worked when you
went to the hard for the winter as it was an easy way to get
antifreeze into the cooling system.

Leanne