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Replace a Marine Diesel Impeller

Step-by-step replacement of the raw water pump impeller on a marine diesel engine. Covers locating the pump, removing the old impeller, installing the new one, and testing water flow.

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How to: check and change a marine diesel water impeller - Yachting Monthly
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How to: check and change a marine diesel water impeller - Yachting Monthly

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Keeping your engine cool is critical and without the water impeller, it would soon overheat. Checking the impeller on a regular basis, and knowing how to replace it should it stop working, is a key skill for any sailor. Rubicon 3's (www.rubicon3.co.uk) Bruce Jacobs shows Matthew Sheahan how to do it. Yachting Monthly's How To series is brought to you in association with https://www.gjwdirect.com/ GJW Direct offers some of the most comprehensive boat insurance policies on the market, at very co

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