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- Joined
- Nov 6, 2016
- Messages
- 1,644
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Black Eyed Susan
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 42' Classic
I have a Reverso 5 port pump, gear unit not impeller. My FL 135's are already plumbed for oil changes with capped hoses form the sumps that rise and sit near the sides of the engines. Another port for my generator which is not plumbed but not a hard thing to do. My question is my BW Velvet Drives. They are not plumbed and I am wondering if, since I have the two open ports on the Reverso, it would be a good thing to plumb the pump to the transmissions. Seems like overkill for a boat that does 150 hours annually (at least for the time being). Would plumbing them be more trouble or invite more trouble than it is worth? My thinking is that anything that makes it easier to change fluids will result in them being changed without procrastination. And that's a good thing! anyone plumbed them to BW VD? What is the proper way to do it? I assume off of the cooler return (I think that's what it is) on the lower port side of the tranny?