Raw Water Pump rebuild

[Kahi]

I have a 2005 Westerbeke 3.0 that is leaking raw water from the raw water pump like its made to do that I called two tech's out there about rebuilding it using a rebuild kit from Westerbeke and they said people no longer rebuild raw water pumps they just replace them..Is this true? Should I keep looking...maybe find a machine shop to work on it? Thoughts?

[54bullwinkle]

No need to replace it.
Pays to rebuild if you do it yourself. Pretty easy.

If you are having your mechanic rebuild it. 2 trips, seal kit, bench time...........cheaper to replace.

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

I would rebuild it if you can get a kit, it is easy, and the only special tool you need is snap ring pliers.

Here is where I got my westerbeke parts:
http://www.marinedieseldirect.com/

I know my old westerbeke, they came out with a new pump that was way better than the old one, and I put one one and it lasted about twice as long as the old style.

If they have upgraded the pump, buy a new one, then rebuild it when it needs it, otherwise, get a kit and rebuild.

[reel fishy]

We just had the one in the Cabo replaced this year. The new version is supposed to have better designed seals than the original. With the old version there was a concern with raw water leaking into the oil due to internal seal failure. You could see where the tech was talking about when we pulled the old one off.

*edit* Forgot to write year/model...
2005 Westerbeke 7.6BTD