06-21-2020 04:23 AM
Hi, All. In my just purchased a very nice 2001 Sea Ray 210 Bowrider with MerCruiser 5.0 liter V8 (400 hours) and joined the Club. There is a bilge pump located beneath the engine in the bilge. It has manual and automatic modes. It works fine on manual but the automatic function doesn't work. I have checked all fuses (under dash and at stern) and actual power to the pump. All good. I have blasted the level switch with water to clean it out. No go. Being a DIYer, I would replace the level switch or entire system IF I could reach it, which I can't. My fix for now was to install a Rule Low Profile auto/manual pump alongside the original pump and "Y" the discharge hose into the existing one with check valves. It works just fine, but my question is: how does one access the original bilge pump? [Additionally, this pump has an interesting feature: along with a selectable two-level switch, it has a timer mode in which it turns on every 2-½ minutes, and either stays on or shuts off, depending on what resistance the impeller senses. Anyone have experience with this pump?]
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