{"id":13647,"date":"2017-09-25T17:36:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T21:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raritaneng.com\/?p=13647"},"modified":"2017-09-25T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T21:36:05","slug":"marine-heads-suppliers-discuss-how-to-good-maintenance-prevents-engine-overheating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raritaneng.com\/blog\/marine-heads-suppliers-discuss-how-to-good-maintenance-prevents-engine-overheating\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Heads Suppliers Discuss How Good Maintenance Prevents Engine Overheating"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your Marine Heads Manufacturers Give Pointers on Preventing Engine Overheating<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Raritan Engineering your marine heads<\/a>\u00a0professionals would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this week regarding how good maintenance\u00a0prevents boat engines from overheating.<\/p>\n

Your marine heads specialists share how one of the problems with boats is they live in water that is shared by things like seaweed, algae, mollusks, scum, and sometimes floating trash \u2014 all of which can easily find a way into the raw-water intake port.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kelp and other types of seaweed can easily clog your intakes and cause engine overheating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dire Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n

I decided to let the engine cool for several minutes while we drifted. That gave me time to assess the possibilities \u2014 perhaps the water-pump impeller had failed, or a bit of plastic sheet (maybe a discarded floating sandwich baggie) had been sucked up against the cooling-water inlet, or it might be the raw-water strainer was clogged, or one of the cooling-system hoses had come loose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Impeller pumps are prone to failure and a good thing to check first. Carry a spare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Knowing that water-pump impellers are prone to eventual failure, I started there. It took only a few minutes to open the pump, and to my dismay, the impeller looked perfect. As long as I had the pump open, I went ahead and swapped in a fresh impeller, closed things up and started the engine.<\/p>\n

Aha! A telltale bit of kelp was poking out of the inlet. I pulled what I could of the slippery seaweed out of the hole but knew there was still more inside. I needed another strategy to fix the problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the Clear<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back topside, I zeroed in on the raw-water strainer once again. Simply looking at it, without opening it, had deceived me into thinking it was OK. It was not. I shut the one of the\u00a0seacocks<\/a>\u00a0to prevent the ocean from rushing in when I opened the strainer housing, then unscrewed the canister. It was full of slime, algae and bits of sea grass.<\/p>\n

Now I was puzzled. I clearly had a free-flowing route for raw water to get to the pump and the impeller was turning \u00adproperly, but no water was being pushed through the system. That\u2019s when I got on the phone and called for some tech advice. The answer I got was so simple, it was \u00adalmost absurd. \u201cDid you lubricate the impeller?\u201d the tech adviser asked. \u201cWith what?\u201d I responded. \u201cTry dish soap,\u201d he\u00a0replied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Use dish soap as an impeller lubricant if you need to replace it in the field. The soap eases impeller installation.<\/p>\n

Your Marine Heads Experts Continue Talking About the Importance of Proper Maintenance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Browse through our selection of marine heads<\/a>\u00a0here are at Raritan Engineering, where we always take care of your marine sanitation supply needs.<\/p>\n

One of the problems with boats is they live in water that is shared by things like seaweed, algae, mollusks, scum, and sometimes floating trash \u2014 all of which can easily find a way into the raw-water intake port. So how do you keep that from happening? The solution is twofold \u2014 routine maintenance and constant situational awareness. Fail here and engine death is not far behind.<\/p>\n

Despite the difficulties, or more correctly, perhaps because of them, this boat trip was one of the most valuable we have ever taken. The fact is we rarely learn anything of value when everything is going well. Unfortunately, most of our learning seems to require that we\u2019re tested by challenges, like mechanical breakdowns, to be overcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How I Cleaned My Screen: Before<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong>\u00a0When I started to pull the screen out of the raw-water filter housing, I could immediately see the problem. The screen was clogged with slimy yuck that had accumulated over time.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong>\u00a0Not only was the screen clogged, but also there was something ominous floating around in the bottom of the housing.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong>\u00a0I poured out the contents and found bits of sea grass that had been sucked in through the raw-water through-hull. It doesn\u2019t take long for a clog like this to overheat an engine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4.<\/strong>\u00a0A toothbrush from the toolbox is the perfect instrument to use for cleaning the stainless-steel screen, and also for scrubbing out the housing. No, I didn\u2019t use Becky\u2019s toothbrush. That\u2019s my story, and I\u2019m sticking to it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Standing Effective Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to the situational awareness part of this story, it all boils down to standing watch effectively. Standing watch isn\u2019t only about looking out for other vessels and being careful not to run aground, although those are important.<\/p>\n

Female Cops Inches from Engine after Boat Capsizes. That’s When Stranger Grabs Her Arm<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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The wake\u00a0of Hurricane Harvey was crippling for Texas. Police officers, firefighters, and rescue divers restlessly searched flooded roadways helping anyone and everyone stranded by the storm.<\/p>\n

Additionally, civilians played an important\u00a0part in several rescue efforts. Josh Hohenstein, an Army veteran living in Houston, gathered on a boat with\u00a0locals Tuesday, Aug. 29 to film the aftermath of Harvey.<\/p>\n

During his recording, Hohenstein captured a\u00a0pontoon boat as it flipped over into 15 mile-per-hour rushing water. The vessel, carrying six police officers, suddenly became tangled with a tree before capsizing.<\/p>\n

A Facebook post written by Hohenstein said his team rushed over to pull the first responders to safety. The current from nearby Lake Houston was so strong that it was a challenge rescuing one female officer.<\/p>\n

The vet credited the successful rescue to driver, Jonathon Crawford. If it wasn\u2019t for his \u201cboating skills,\u201d the cop would have been inches away from going under the boat\u2019s engines.<\/p>\n

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Hohenstein said he used all his might to save the cop. \u201cI barely caught her by one arm and used everything I had to get her on board,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cThe world doesn\u2019t judge a man on what he does for himself, but rather what he does for others.\u201d Facebook friends agreed with his message, one even calling his team \u201cHurricane Harvey Heroes!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Wondering where the comments are? We encourage you to use the share buttons below and start the conversation on your own!<\/p>\n

So don’t forget these great tips regarding how to avoid engine overheating. 1)\u00a0Impeller pumps are prone to failure and a good thing to check first. Carry a spare; \u00a02)\u00a0Use dish soap as an impeller lubricant if you need to replace it in the field; \u00a0and 3) always have good tools with you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Buy a marine head<\/a>\u00a0here at Raritan Engineering. We are your #1 expert in marine sanitation supplies.<\/p>\n

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