Engine Fushing
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Printed Date: April-18-2025 at 8:38pm
Topic: Engine Fushing
Posted By: Jim_In_Houston
Subject: Engine Fushing
Date Posted: May-06-2005 at 1:57pm
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Flushing my '68 has always been a pain. I have been using a Fake-a-Lake and it works OK except now with my new trailer I have great difficulty climbing under the boat and fitting the Fake-a-Lake to the hull, it's painful to squeeze under the trailer and it's almost impossible. (By-the-way, the TechSun trailer is fantastic! I can appraoch it from a fairly wide angle and even be off-center and it gently centers the boat for easy drive-on. Topic for another thread.)
Has anyone put a manual cutoff valve in the water pickup hose right above the water intake fitting and added a tee to simply connect a water hose for flushing? This seems so simple there must be something wrong with it. It seems the boats would come from the factory set up this way. The tee could be capped and the valve opened for normal boating. ------------- Happy owner of a '66 and a '68 Mustang |
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Posted By: NautiqueJeff
Date Posted: May-06-2005 at 2:05pm
http://www.perko.com/flushpro/flushpro_body.html - Flush-Pro ------------- Current Boats: 1998 Ski Nautique, 1985 Sea Nautique 2700 (twin-engine), 1981 Fish Nautique (twin-engine), 1980 Fish Nautique (twin-engine) |
Posted By: David F
Date Posted: May-06-2005 at 2:40pm
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Jim:
Only one big problem with your solution. If you forget to open the valve (after flushing) for normal use...well you know. The Flush-Pro referenced above eliminates this possibility. I think CC now has an option for a flushing fitting on the transom of the boat. I believe you remove the "cap" screw in the garden hose and flush the engine. I would bet there is a "flush-pro" type device installed by CC. So, you could do the same if you do not mind the extra through transom fitting showing. |
Posted By: Jim_In_Houston
Date Posted: May-06-2005 at 3:30pm
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Thanks David and Jeff. I have seen the Flush-Pro advertised but I read bad reports somewhere about it breaking in use (and that's a scary thought) because of it's "cheap" plastic construction. If this is unfounded I would like to know because I will install one this week-end if so. ------------- Happy owner of a '66 and a '68 Mustang |
Posted By: David F
Date Posted: May-06-2005 at 4:07pm
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Jim:
I have not heard the bad reports of the Flush-Pro, but I share your concerns...plastic below the water line scares me. So, make your own "flush-pro" out of brass. All you need is a one way check valve and a "T" with a cap. The only issue I have with this approach is the moment arm you are creating that could potentially stress the fiberglass at the through hull fitting. So, I would glass in a support block and strap the assembly to it. |
Posted By: barr 68
Date Posted: May-06-2005 at 4:59pm
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Hey Jim, I think you were right the first time. Every inboard boat I have ever seen has sea cocks( valve inside the hull just after the water pick up). The obvious reason being that if you blow a hose without a means of shuting off the sea water you must find some way to temporarily plug or kink the hose to stop from sinking. By all means install a sea cock no matter wether you put in a inline flushing tee or not. I installed sea cocks and inline flushing tees in my Barracuda and they work great. No fuss,no muss. Jim B. ------------- barr68 |
Posted By: Jim_In_Houston
Date Posted: May-06-2005 at 5:10pm
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Thanks Jim. I think I'm going to copy you. ------------- Happy owner of a '66 and a '68 Mustang |
Posted By: 64 Skier
Date Posted: May-08-2005 at 7:46am
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Jim,
I placed the "T" in the boat and connect the water hose to it for flushing. You can also pull the thermostat out and replace the cover and suck glycol out of a bucket for winterizing. ------------- 64 Skier 66" HO VTX and 67" HO Triumph http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1071&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1971&yrend=1975 - 71CC |