palmetto1 Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 As you likely know its not easy to get in the sump and see what going on. I have a plumbing leak for sure. It feels like it is running down from the strainer housing. If I wrap my hand around the housing I can feel water running down my fingers. I took the strainer cover off and noticed there is no seal in there. Is there supposed to be? The clear top did not appear to be cracked. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Pretty sure there should be a O-ring in the clear top. I can double check mine tonight, but also see the O ring in this pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmetto1 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Thats what I was thinking. Anyone have a clue who makes this so I could try to order one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 MBG gear sells this strainer for about $20. Or, take the clear bowl around to places like NAPA and see if they have an o-ring that will fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Juice Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 I’ll let you know what my guy tells me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Those strainers are a pain the arse....unless you are running in large amounts of seagrass...they rust and I found they cause your system to loose suction, etc. anyone else take them out? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfish Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Agreee. Get rid of it I’ve never found much of anything in mine. The cheese greater on the sea chest strains the grass. Only thing I think they are useful for is relieving vapor lock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 3 hours ago, justfish said: Agreee. Get rid of it I’ve never found much of anything in mine. The cheese greater on the sea chest strains the grass. Only thing I think they are useful for is relieving vapor lock Yep...took mine out after several problems....the cheese grater can handle it. Also seems like my Rule 800 Tournament pumps last longer now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Juice Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 9 minutes ago, fishmanjj said: Yep...took mine out after several problems....the cheese grater can handle it. Also seems like my Rule 800 Tournament pumps last longer now too. What kind of issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I'm not sure if the strainers were restricting the water flow...but the Rule rep said that the pumps are water lubricated and that if water is off or restricted and the pumps run for very long " dry" they will in fact burn up. We were fishing in more grass then as compared to now...They never disputed that the pump failed and they will replace any Rule Tournament series pumps free of charge if you send them the old one. Mine seemed to get more sand in them than grass....the last time I had to change one, I removed the strainers and replaced both pumps...I also replaced the plastic cheese grater with a stainless one and now three seasons coming up and no problems so far. Maybe it was the strainers / maybe not.... either way, I threw them in trash. Who knows....maybe Rule makes a better pump than they used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmetto1 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 I did find an o-ring at a local hardware store and it did appear to fix the strainer leak. Still got some water coming in from somewhere and appeared to be when I was using the livewell so still looking for more leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 44 minutes ago, palmetto1 said: I did find an o-ring at a local hardware store and it did appear to fix the strainer leak. Still got some water coming in from somewhere and appeared to be when I was using the livewell so still looking for more leaks. If you use the long standpipe, water can escape around the top of the livewell where it is supposed to be sealed against the bottom of the deck. It is very common to have to reseal that joint. In fact, I am going to have to do mine when it cools off....... I just use my bait well for live shrimp, so I have started using the short standpipe (thanks to wannaflatsfish mentioning this). Eureka, it has almost entirely eliminated water in the bilge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmetto1 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Yes been wanting to order another pipe and cut it down, less weight and good point about the seal. I will check that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatordebaitor Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 fishmanjj - Who was the manufacturer of the stainless cheese grater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfish Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 It’s on MBC merchandise site. Just bought one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 On 10/16/2017 at 8:25 PM, Gatordebaitor said: fishmanjj - Who was the manufacturer of the stainless cheese grater? Pathfinder. You can order from factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplec Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 On 10/11/2017 at 10:03 AM, justfish said: Agreee. Get rid of it I’ve never found much of anything in mine. The cheese greater on the sea chest strains the grass. But not all MA's have the chest. Maybe 2000 on + - My 96 is high speed pick ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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