Freshwater Flush Connector on a Rickter

[BennyFZR]

Hi there,

Since my Rickter has two sleeves in the turbine where seawater is pressed in, I'm not sure where to fit the flush connector.
I mean right now it has no connector at all. So I am going to cut some of the hoses and put a T part in-between where I can connect the freshwater hose.
Just not sure where.

Can someone help?

 

[Big Kahuna]

If you have a B Pipe, you can tap between the Head and Headpipe,

 

[bkspeedwerks]

backflush through the pissers. no extra fittings to fail or leak. keeps the engine bay clean too

 

[mikesx]

backflush through the pissers. no extra fittings to fail or leak. keeps the engine bay clean too

X2 on flushing thru the pissers. On my 61X FS1 I used a bulkhead shut off plumbed to a tee on the front port on bottom of exhaust manifold:




Or you can use open non-valved bulkhead disconnects for pissers and flush thru them:



It's not critical where you tap in the starting point for the flush, there's plenty of flow from the hose. I always try for opposite the flow of when its running.

 

[BennyFZR]

Many thanks for the detailed description!
Unfortunately, I can't get hold of a multiple connector like this quickly. But that's a brilliant idea!

Following your tip, I put the flushing connection between the B pipe and a pisser outlet to test how the temperature goes. It seems to be reasonably stable.
What do you think? But I only get water from 1 Pisser outlet (1 of 4). Even with good amount of water pressure.

 

[mikesx]

Many thanks for the detailed description!
Unfortunately, I can't get hold of a multiple connector like this quickly. But that's a brilliant idea!

Following your tip, I put the flushing connection between the B pipe and a pisser outlet to test how the temperature goes. It seems to be reasonably stable.
What do you think? But I only get water from 1 Pisser outlet (1 of 4). Even with good amount of water pressure.

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I went back and edited my original post, my flush enters a tee on the front port of the exhaust manifold cooling inlet, not the head.

With 4 head pissers and where you’re teeing in your not going to see a lot out of the head pissers, but you’re still flushing out thru the inlets at the pump.

 

[BennyFZR]

Thank you!