Wal,
Check Depco pumps for your pump. Great to work with.
Dennis C.
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> From: Wally Bryant <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 7:58 PM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List bleeding fuel lines
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>Jimmy Kelly wrote:
>> ....original sherwood
>> pumps corrode...when replace go with oberdorfer about 300 dollars they
>> stand up...
>
>Yeah, roger that. I'm on my second one, and keep a spare on board.
>Naturally, Westerbeke (Universal) seems to have used some clout and
>convinced Sherwood to discontinue my pump. (It was Model G908.) Of
>course, you can now only get it through Westerbeke, at twice the price,
>and it's the exact same pump. At least they could have painted it red!
>
>In my case the problem was the ceramic seal. I should have left it
>alone, but someone told me that it's a common problem and should be
>inspected annually. So just be be safe, I pulled the pump and inspected
>it, and F'ed it up. After some thinking, I realized that the guy was
>from Canada and had pulled his boat annually. Even in Mexico he was
>pulling his boat for the summer and heading north. Thus his pump dried
>out annually. I've never lived in a cold climate and have always sailed
>year 'round, and thus the engine gets used and the pump and seals get
>worked. So I'm going to leave it alone and carry a spare. Trust me,
>though, it would be a total b*** to replace in a seaway.
>
>I've heard that oberdorfer makes good affordable replacement pumps, but
>couldn't figure out which one would match the G908, and didn't want to
>gamble. It's hard enough getting parts sent down here, and sending them
>back would be an exercise in frustration.
>
>Wal
>
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>s/v Stella Blue
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