Designing something fun to save time

echandler1971echandler1971 Member Posts: 213 ✭✭✭
edited August 2024 in Engine Discussions
I flush my engines (VP 5.7 GI-E) religiously as I’m in salt water. It’s a royal pain to open the engine bay and connect a hose to each to run them. I DID add a literal spigot in the engine bay to speed up the process though. 
Now I’m going to leverage my SirenMarine relay outputs and will remove the spigot and have 2 water outputs will go to 12v NC valves connected to hoses going to the engine flush ports, but with check valves as interfaces. Then once I’m dockside with city water attached, I can tell the SirenMarine to turn on one valve at a time so I can flush the engines without:
1. Needing to plug into a transom-mounted hose adapter (as many do)
2. Needing to open the engine bay (Rinker 360 with isinglass)

I plan to have indiscreet led indicators somewhere on the helm to confirm valve power to each engine. 
Dan of Steel
'05 Rinker 360 Fiesta Vee
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