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mjk1040 wrote:Source of the post I don't think u remove the impeller, otherwise u will not suck the solution into the system unless u r pumping the solution in.

So this solution won't eat away the impeller since it's rubber? I'm not going to pump it i'm using the hose that comes with Sea Flush starting the engine to suck the solution from the bucket.

No impeller no suction, no solution into motor, etc.

RickieT wrote:Thanks for all the responses!!! Love this forum!!! I purchased Barnacle Buster concentrate and the Sea Flush with the hose attachment. Watched a few YouTube videos and it looks pretty straight forward...
1) Close the seacock, remove impeller, remove basket
2) Mount Sea Flush onto where exchanger cap is
3) Attach hose and place in 5 gl bucket with water and BB solution
4) start engine, turn off engine when BB is emptied from bucket
5) Let sit for a time
6) open seacock and start engine to flush out crap
7) reinstall impeller and basket
Am I missing anything???

Rick

Where did you get these instructions from, specifically #1 above, seems a little off.....doesnt sound like anything from sea flush to me.....Mike is right

bud37 wrote:Source of the post

RickieT wrote:Thanks for all the responses!!! Love this forum!!! I purchased Barnacle Buster concentrate and the Sea Flush with the hose attachment. Watched a few YouTube videos and it looks pretty straight forward...
1) Close the seacock, remove impeller, remove basket
2) Mount Sea Flush onto where exchanger cap is
3) Attach hose and place in 5 gl bucket with water and BB solution
4) start engine, turn off engine when BB is emptied from bucket
5) Let sit for a time
6) open seacock and start engine to flush out crap
7) reinstall impeller and basket
Am I missing anything???

Rick

Where did you get these instructions from, specifically #1 above, seems a little off.....doesnt sound like anything from sea flush to me.....Mike is right

I may have combined instructions from 2 different ways to flush the engines. I will reread the sea flush instructions specifically. I do need to close the seacock & remove strainer before putting sea flush cone in regardless correct?

Ok u have strainers on ur raw water supply lines I take it? Then yes, close sea cocks, remove strainer baskets, hoop up the Sea Flush and put the hose in at least a 5 gallon bucket of solution and start ur engine at idle. Make sure some one stays at the key and someone keeps the Sea Flush suction hose in the solution. Shut engine down when solution is gone. Let solution set in fresh water cooling system, the longer the better. There r videos on the Sea Flush site for u to watch. I mentioned earlier on that I'm going to try RYDLYME this year. Watch their video too. I believe u said u were in salt water, if that is the case, after a run in salt water, back at the dock u should flush ur engines with non salt water every time to help with the build up in ur fresh water cooling system. U may want to rig up a garden hose adaptor right after ur sea cocks in the fresh water supply lines so you can flush ur engine cooling system easier every time u dock after a salt water trip. Good Luck and hopefully ur steam issue will disappear!

Well, my attempt failed miserably. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Did all the above and started the engine...no suction at all. The raw water cap is in a weird place where I can't get the Sea Flush perfectly perpendicular with the hole. Did use the paper towel folded and not sure what I'm doing wrong. Called a few people but couldn't anyone to come over to help. Just an FYI my elbows are cold when the engine is running so that is a good sign, correct? Now I have a bucket filled with Barnacle Buster just sitting on the boat...Lol

Can you take a pic of this, may help for someone who has done this to notice what is wrong.What are the steps you followed this time??

It is imperative to get a good seal or the sea water pump will just pull air.

Get a length of 1 1/8" flexible hose and put it right in the bucket and hook it up to the raw water pump intake side direct. If that doesn't work ur impeller is already gone or your fresh water system is really plugged up.

mjk1040 wrote:Source of the post Get a length of 1 1/8" flexible hose and put it right in the bucket and hook it up to the raw water pump intake side direct. If that doesn't work ur impeller is already gone or your fresh water system is really plugged up.

Just put new impellers in so that can't be it...must be really clogged up...

Camco makes a winterizing jug with a garden hose that has a separate adaptor that adapts to the garden hose and to the raw water pump inlet port. BTW it can't be plugged that bad because you were flowing some water in the video I thought.