So you like the look of your original bilge pump...

[tommyintpa@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/17/03 5:20:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,
minnow@amphicar.net writes:


> I
> can leave the pump off to observe how much water I ship (so far about
> 1/2 gal/hr), or leave it on to work it's magic all by itself.
>
> Just another friendly tip.
>
> John "Bilging" Bevins

Hi John,
1/2 gal/hr is great and probably better than most.
My rule is I swim anything that leaks less than 150 gal/hr with a 6 gal/min
pump.
But the wild side always beckons me.
Tommy in "I'll swim 'em with two pumps running nonstop" Tampa


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[a_colo_native]

.. but want the reliability of a new one?

I have my original bilge pump in it's proper location, but it is not
100% reliable. So I removed the original impeller from the pump (be
sure to put the top and gasket back on!). Then I replaced my original
brass pickup with a Rule automatic pump. This pumps the water thru
the original pump keeping the look of an original with the
reliability of a new one which is hidden in the bilge.

The pump I now have has 3 wires, 1 ground, 1 for auto and one for
manual operation. I opted to hook up the auto lead to my switch. I
can leave the pump off to observe how much water I ship (so far about
1/2 gal/hr), or leave it on to work it's magic all by itself.

Just another friendly tip.

John "Bilging" Bevins

 

[John Friese]

Hi John,

Your bilge pump modification sounds fine but why don't you track down
the source of the leak and fix it. When everything is right, these
cars hardly leak a drop. I've been swimming the car for 5 hours and
still had no water in the bilge to drain. In fact, other than testing
the pumps, I've never had to run them at all.

John Friese







--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "a_colo_native" <minnow@a...>
wrote:
> .. but want the reliability of a new one?
>
> I have my original bilge pump in it's proper location, but it is not
> 100% reliable. So I removed the original impeller from the pump (be
> sure to put the top and gasket back on!). Then I replaced my original
> brass pickup with a Rule automatic pump. This pumps the water thru
> the original pump keeping the look of an original with the
> reliability of a new one which is hidden in the bilge.
>
> The pump I now have has 3 wires, 1 ground, 1 for auto and one for
> manual operation. I opted to hook up the auto lead to my switch. I
> can leave the pump off to observe how much water I ship (so far about
> 1/2 gal/hr), or leave it on to work it's magic all by itself.
>
> Just another friendly tip.
>
> John "Bilging" Bevins