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Marine Water Cooling Pumps

All-metal, dry-running, self-priming pumps for low temperature aftercooling of marine auxiliary propulsion and power generation engines of 4L and above.

Description

Gilkes marine water cooling pumps provide low temperature aftercooling for auxiliary drive and marine power generation engines on commercial, pleasure, military and SOLAS applications of 4L and above. Gilkes' marine engine cooling work began in the early 1960s with high-horsepower commercial applications and later expanded into midrange commercial and recreational engines.

Key features

  • All-metal construction with dry-running capability
  • Handles chemically contaminated water without impeller breakdown
  • Operates at low temperatures without sticking
  • Maintenance life up to 6 times that of a rubber impeller on high-hour applications
  • Self-priming across a wide speed range with high lift

Applications

  • Open and closed-loop (keel-cooled) cooling systems
  • Commercial, pleasure, military and SOLAS engines

Specifications

Engine size4L and above
Service lifeup to 6 times that of a rubber impeller on high-hour applications

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