Hardin water pump

diggin2day1diggin2day1 Member Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭✭
in General Boating Discussions
After seeing all of the rave reviews from you guys, I finally broke the lock off the wallet and bought one.... now to lose 30lbs in the next 2 weeks so I can fit in the engine bay and install it. 
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    wow it looks nice! Proactive replacement or was yours pretty bad?
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • diggin2day1diggin2day1 Member Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭✭
    Liberty44140 said:
    wow it looks nice! Proactive replacement or was yours pretty bad?
    Had to change the impeller before the start of this season and I noticed some scoring... preventative. 
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 2,868 ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    For em it was get a nice padded blanket and drape over the engine, feel first and hang down. I am not a big fat ba$**** nor beanpole but I wasn't fitting in down there to change these out.
    Post edited by raybo3 on

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    looks nice! if you don't have a genny down there is should be have a seat on the tank and go to work...if you have what I have, well better lay off the beer for a few weeks! I kept my brass one and went with the SS top and bottom inserts and so far that has worked for me as long as I don't do something stupid.....
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Its about time you spent that money a gave you for the most awesome steps. Glad you bought the ones with the pulley i spent all week on my lunch breaks removing sand blasting painting and reinstalling the pulleys. Ill put in the boat tomorrow.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My pumps where not scored bad at all 350 hours but the front seal was leaking getting the back of the pulley wet. I also changed the ldler wheel that was stuck on the bushing.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,028 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @diggin2day1 , where did you get the pully? Or is that your old one?
    2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes"
    Go Steelers!!!
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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You can get the pump with an installed pulley. 

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • diggin2day1diggin2day1 Member Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭✭
    Cableguy Greg said:
    @diggin2day1 , where did you get the pully? Or is that your old one?
    I ordered the pump directly from Hardin and they had the option with or without the pump. 
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  • Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,028 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't remember that option when I ordered my pump a few years ago. If it was, I missed it. The install is much easier with the pulley installed.
    2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes"
    Go Steelers!!!
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  • diggin2day1diggin2day1 Member Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭✭
    The install is much easier when you install the gasket and back-plate on correctly before completely reinstalling it... ask me how I know this!! Ugh 
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes gasket and plate, should only one way the ports are different sizes ask me how i know. Put both of mine on yesterday. Yes gasket to the old pump backing. And grind off the numb so you don't have to remove the fuel pump. I took out the stud and pulled the pump striat forward. 10mm ratchet wrench remove the front and left the back hook to the hoses. Today is glaps and drives back on. Yippie
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,671 mod
    Very nice Diggin!  I have one without the pulley &  the other was a purchase of the OEM before I heard about hardin.  I changed impellers out of both and noticed some scoring on the OEM one.  Looks like that one will be getting replaced in two years with the hardin (& probably the pulley too).  I will say that the hardin impeller is different than the OEM, for those that are wondering.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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