Thanks Paul. I am getting water in - but some of it is going to the wrong places! A friend of mine suggested using the West Marine Head Lube and letting it sit in the pump for a while. I also loosened the piston rod packing nut and carefully poured some of the oil down the piston rod. Definitely made it better, but I am looking for a more permanent fix - which I think I have found thanks to Dennis, without having to invest in a complete rebuild set at this time.
Jonathan Indigo C&C 35MkIII #39 Southport CT _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of dre...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:45 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Wilcox-Crittenden (now Thetford) HeadMate head Hi, I have battled the same problem of water not coming in through the intake. This tends to happen when the head has not been used for some time. The problem turns out to be a stuck inlet flap valve. This flap is just behind the 6 screw plastic water inlet housing cover. Most times, I can just tap the cover with the back of a screw driver and it will start working. If that does not work, one can take the inlet hose off of the cover and insert a screwdriver into the cover inlet to free the flap(make sure the lever is down). At this point you could spray or add some type of lubricant. Don Casey suggest to monthly flush the head pump with vinegar and then a dose of mineral oil. I have also read silicone spray or grease works well for marine heads too. - Paul E. 1979 C&C 29 Mk1 S/V Johanna Rose Carrabelle, FL On Jul 16, 2013, at 2:07 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:06:19 -0400 From: "Gary Nylander" < <mailto:gnylan...@atlanticbb.net> gnylan...@atlanticbb.net> To: "Dennis C." < <mailto:capt...@yahoo.com> capt...@yahoo.com>, < <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Wilcox-Crittenden (now Thetford) HeadMate head Message-ID: <E7F4CE96ABB74C49A17496959BE7FC1D@GaryPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" West Marine's catalog shows the parts as well. Page 505 of the catalog. Packing Nut for 4.99. Kit for 79.99. But..... one lister said that using some Head Lube (p 507) solved his washer leaking problem. This was posted in the last couple of weeks. I have similar problems. My Head mate won't bring water up from the thru hull and I'm just leaving to get some Head Lube to see if that fixes the problem (and the leaky washer). If not, there are some suppliers of kits that are even less expensive than West, but if you add in the shipping costs, it comes out to the same. So I may be in the market for a kit as well. Gary Nylander 30-1
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