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Old 01-15-2015, 11:44 AM
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All my pumps leak into the bilge under the pumps. I am tired of cleaning up the mess. I think that the reservoir or the caps on the reservoir are leaking.

Has anyone used the billet trim/tab reservoir made by GRP. They have billet caps and clear round Lexan reservoir body. Did they stop all the leaking mess?
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I can't answer about GRP.

I did a cheap fix on my previous boat. I fabricated a couple of 12* blocks to go between the transom and the pump mounts. I think they leak because of the angle of most transoms. No more leaks!
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With mine, it wasn't the caps leaking. It was where the reservoir meets the pump body.
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Same here. Mine leak sitting still on the trailer. Not enough to find the leak - just weeping from the pump/reservoir body, I guess.

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With mine, it wasn't the caps leaking. It was where the reservoir meets the pump body.
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The platic reservoir split on the seam over time and leak , happend to my trim pump reservoirs ..
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Billet reservoirs are on order, anodized red. For $600.00 I hope they don't leak.
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What reservoirs did you order BAMA?
I'm considering replacing 3 of mine with the GRP style.
But from what it looks like, the volume of fluid is cut in half from the plastic ones that leak.
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Originally Posted by paul buckner
The platic reservoir split on the seam over time and leak , happend to my trim pump reservoirs ..
seen that many times.
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