Boat owners looking to buy a marine pump have the choice of manual pumps, electric pumps and engine drive pumps. The decision will depend on the substance that is actually being pumped, which will determine the product’s material, and how much of that liquid is being moved, which will determine the required gallons per minute [...]
People are often perplexed when trying to replace their starter, distributor, camshaft and or engine oil seals and the parts are specified by engine rotation. Rotation is always determined by looking at the flywheel end of an inboard engine. The flywheel of a standard rotation engine turns left, or counter-clockwise, when viewed from the flywheel. [...]
One of the prime needs of your vessel’s internal combustion engine(s) is clean fuel. On many boats, an effective Fuel Filtration System is often overlooked when the boat is manufactured. With today’s fuel injected gasoline powered boats, fuel quality must be almost pristine to avoid problems with these engines. Contaminated fuel can cause the myriad [...]
Zinc anodes are inexpensive to replace, but can be very costly if ignored. Failure to change engine zincs can cause catastrophic effects by introducing saltwater to your engine cooling system, or worse, into the transmission via the Oil Cooling Heat Exchanger…
If the starter motor on your boat’s gasoline powered engine goes bad, where will you purchase a replacement? If you’re a prudent boater, you’ll go right to your marine parts store to buy one. There are lots of good parts outlets around. Some may be near you and many can be found online. Here’s why you want to use an approved marine grade starter.
Most Marine engines use a water cooled exhaust manifold. Each manifold will use a riser or elbow to connect to the exhaust discharge. Yet very few people are aware of the life expectancy and symptoms of manifold failure. This article will briefly introduce you to exhaust manifolds and risers, failure symptoms and how to extend their life expectancy.
A Heat Exchanger transfers, or “exchanges,” heat from your boat engine’s coolant to raw water pumped from the water outside of your boat. The raw water is pumped through a bundle of small tubes in a chamber filled with the hot engine coolant…
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