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My week consisted of replacing bad water heater then

having the replace the element in it. Then having to replace the salt water pump on the engine and then having to replace the heat ex-changer and then having to replace the injection elbow! All these things things coming at the same time. I used the boat for a raft up with the club two weeks ago and when I got back to the dock I checked over the engine before putting her to bed for the week and noticed the hot water tank dripping. Then while working on it I noticed the salt the salt water pump weep hole had dripped. Then after replacing it and running the engine I noticed the injection elbow. Then I noticed the expansion tank blowing a few drops water past the cap. I put a pressure gauge on the cooling system and found that it was at 15 pounds instead of the 4 that it was suppose to be indicating blockage in the heat ex-changer. So, I went through my spare salt water pump, my spare injection elbow and my spare heat ex-changer in two days! Shit!

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