Water routing? With dual cooling, dry piped SXR

[BombThreat]

I wanted to get your guys suggestions before I install my dry pipe (again).

A little back-story is I installed the dry pipe about 2 months ago and 3 tanks later I deto'd my front piston. Never really could pin point why exactly. But I returned the ski to a stock pipe so I could have something reliable again.

I tapped the pump for dual cooling and used the water dump tube that goes through the hull to make it easier. What do you guys think of the way I had the cooling lines before? Should I set them up differently this time? Maybe that was the culprit for the front piston deto? Although the engine did have alot of hours on it before too... Also Im running one of those old vilder charging flywheels, I guess they have a 5 degree advance built in.. So I did not use the heat sensor loop from factory pipe.

 

[Scorn800]

What prop were you using when you burnt the front piston?
The cooling looks right. Dual cooling isn't really needed with a mild limited

 

[BombThreat]

A stock prop

Since I already did the dual cooling... would it be cool to stay with it or go back to single then?

 

[Scorn800]

When you installed the pipe, did you change the fitting on the pump to a true 1/4 fitting?

 

[BombThreat]

no, the new one was 3/8 i think and i didnt change the original.

 

[Scorn800]

no, the new one was 3/8 i think and i didnt change the original.

That's your problem. Remove the orignal fitting and you will see that the 1/4inch npt x 3/8 barb fitting is really smaller in diameter. You need to replace that fitting. FFP gives you the new fitting with a new pipe.

 

[BombThreat]

I bought the pipe used... Never got the sensor loop plug either..

But I will change that out for a bigger diameter one