my Timmy T

Give it a try Brian. I have mine in the same place seems to work fine. Except for the first startup of the year there is always enough water in the hose between the strainer and the pump to prime anyway.

No plug necessary.

You’re going to have a hard time priming the pump with that location.

Does the tee need to be installed between the rwp and the trans heat exchanger - or between the inlet and the heat exchanger? I don't have a strainer (yet)...

That's why I put this on my shower.



And I go with the simple bucket

gt40KS wrote:    if it's clean enough to drink it should be clean enough to run through your engine. The strainer is there to filter out particles that can come from the pick-up, presumably not so clean.

Joe,
Here's Brian's water he gets in Me/N.H.:



I'd run it through the strainer too!!

Before/after the strainer doesn’t matter

I put mine on last year. Local Lowes had all parts in stock. Really nice to have.
I test mine before the trip to the lake also. When we go many times the boat is loaded with all our camping gear and the last thing I want is an engine that won't start while the boat is so loaded I can't open the engine cover. Tim it is a nice addition that works very well. If there is a downside, none of us has found it yet!
I added the Female fitting that allows quick coupling with my hose fitting and I have a brass plug to fill that hole when not in use.
I think this is the deluxe version, maybe $20. in total parts!
Thanks again for your invention. Build a couple kits and sell them under the Timmy T brand name.

Mark

Not all Ace's have them either Pete,just certain ones,the ones where people work with their hands. I got them in the McHenry store,I would guess that the Round Lake one would have them too.
The HD corrugated pond pump hose is the same as the bilge pump hose in my '95 too,at a more realistic price.

I have never had any luck with Home Depot's online 'store'.
Finding it around the lawn irrigation products makes more sense because in normal plumbing situation you're not using black plastic hoses.

North. Down here the closest is 25 miles but I don't speak the language,the other is 50 miles further down which is a really nice one but that's a major trip.

All the ones near me hide those tees over by the black pipe. Lowes carry them too (sorry Pete).

I've failed at finding it in HD's website is seems

The one I ordered from Amazon had already shipped / couldn't cancel but I had hoped to post a link to the part they carry for the next guy.

Between spec'ing an oil pressure sender and trying to find 3" exhaust hose locally I am realizing that boat parts are much more difficult to manage than automotive.

Thanks everyone - I'll head to the boat ('97 SN) before buying anything.

I also spent a while Sunday shopping for parts for my setup -- The best place I found to get the dual barb + 3/4" NPTF was Amazon -- it's Spears part number 1402-131 at $5.64 for prime.

Is that 1" fittings?
It will save me a trip home (and onto the boat) to verify.
Thanks