Brian Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I want to run my aux in a small dustbin to remove any salt that might have built up in the water passages. What should I add to the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hi Brian, when we clean out our fire pumps at work which need to be flushed through after being activated we use a tank of fresh water mixed with a small percentage of white vinegar, this has turned out to be the most productive method, we have experimented with many shop bought products including industrial descalers and dilute cleaning solutions, but we found this to cause problems with any parts made from aluminium and especially the impellers, we also found that any residue left over in the system would harden and cause even more problems, so in a nutshell keep it simple as you would do with servicing the engine or cleaning any other part of an engine, don't use anything that will be aggressive to the hidden delicate parts hope this helps regards, sam Brian and charlieannear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks Sam, I had something in the back of my mind about white vinegar, but wasn't sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve S Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I've always used tap water with nothing added to flush my dinghy OB, I haven't encountered any issues doing that. I have a tank of it which I change when it looks a bit yucky which is faster with a 2 stroke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 My main engine is flushed after every trip, but the aux doesn't get flushed very often (doesn't get used very often either). That's why I thought I'd give it a good clean out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I did the saltx thing when I got mine, that was with a recycling bilge pump and leg off. Not practical for regular use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006holmwood Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hi Brian, I have been told to use vinegar also to flush salt and any residue , told to use 20% vinegar. Mick. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 that's exactly what we do Mick and have found it to have good results, especially for something that hasn't been flushed/used for a considerable time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Would the white vinegar trick work for diesels too? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Hi Mike, yes it would we flush diesel and petrol fire pumps, also Honda diesel pumps with white vinegar, regards, sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niggle Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 All this vinegar talk has made me hungry,fish n chips for lunch now Stuie, sparky, Kingfisher 126 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Bought 4 bottles of white vinegar at Tesco, 589ml for 039p. When I mixed it worked out to about 16%. Ran my 5hp Suzuki for 10 mins, then flushed out with clean water for 10 mins. The decided to run the old Seagull 40 plus for 10 mins, amazed at the amount of muck that came out of the Seagull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 "amazed at the amount of muck that came out of the Seagull" That's why they are called Shiite Hawks................. niggle, Rob, gaffa and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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