I’m sure it’s a lot easier to change the oil on some of your Jets and V-Drives than it is in a larger lake boat like mine. After staring at my boat, and looking at the drain plug, I figured there had to be an easier way to change the oil than crawl around in my engine compartment and run a hose out the back drain plug. I didn’t want to risk making a mess in my nice clean white engine compartment, and didnt want to contort myself in my engine compartment!
After rummaging through the garage I managed to find a high pressure in tank fuel pump out of my Trans Am, some small OD nylon pool vacuum hose, some 3/8 inch fuel hose, and some 1/4 inch fuel hose. I grabbed some wire, some alligator clips, and some electrical connectors, and ran the power and round for the fuel pump so that I could connect them to the boat battery.
I stepped the nylon hose up to 1/4 inch and then to 3/8 inch so it would fit the inlet on the fuel pump. All of the hoses fit very tightly into each other, so I did not need to clamp them.
The small OD vacuum hose fit into my dipstick, and I ran it until it bottomed out in my pan. I left enough hose so that I could hang the pump outside of my boat, below the pan. I hooked her up the alligator clamps to the battery and once the pump primed we were in business.
It took about an hour to move all 7 quarts, and damn it was easy! bling.gif
After rummaging through the garage I managed to find a high pressure in tank fuel pump out of my Trans Am, some small OD nylon pool vacuum hose, some 3/8 inch fuel hose, and some 1/4 inch fuel hose. I grabbed some wire, some alligator clips, and some electrical connectors, and ran the power and round for the fuel pump so that I could connect them to the boat battery.
I stepped the nylon hose up to 1/4 inch and then to 3/8 inch so it would fit the inlet on the fuel pump. All of the hoses fit very tightly into each other, so I did not need to clamp them.
The small OD vacuum hose fit into my dipstick, and I ran it until it bottomed out in my pan. I left enough hose so that I could hang the pump outside of my boat, below the pan. I hooked her up the alligator clamps to the battery and once the pump primed we were in business.
It took about an hour to move all 7 quarts, and damn it was easy! bling.gif