Part number 424253 quick silver

[steplift20]

What does this part do? Item 424253 ( 3 way T ) ? Is it a fuel/oil check valve?

[steplift20]

Is it a check valve the has oil in it?

[spareparts]

If you run your oil tank dry, or have an issue with the oil line, in the boat, it allows air in the line so the oil in the tank on the engine will gravity feed to the oil pump. Its kind of a siphon break

[steplift20]

I think I remember my mechanic ( who I don't use anymore and is missing ) told me to change that valve because my engine would smoke a lot sometimes and told me it was that valve.
I did change it years ago but it seems my engine is getting bogged down with oil at start up
I ordered 2 only because I got them for $20.00 each and they cost over $50.00 at the shop
I hope this cures my issue
If it's bad would it cause oil to build up at start up?
Thanks spare ,when you move to New Jersey let me know first
I will be your first customer lol There are not to many good qualified Mercury mechanics anymore they all call them selves mechanic bug I think I know more than them
Thanks spare

[spareparts]

how about I send everyone that moved down here back to New jersey, and Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, and about 10 other states that decided to move to SC. Its getting crowded and expensive. Its hard to find anyone in either of the Carolinas that was born there(I'm from NC), let alone more than one generation deep.

[steplift20]

That's ok you can keep them, I know what your talking about .everytime a garage sale is in my area I asked them where are your moving,there answer, N.C S.C Florida but never Georgia I don't know why But your welcomed here and I will find you a house with a big garage To fix boats taxes only $10.000 a year maybe higher or lower but around there .
We / I need a good honest marine mechanic to go to the one I used to go to , he died and his new wife sold the property in seabright nj

[spareparts]

I used to travel all over the North East when I worked for the sweeper company, there is some beautiful country up that way and some great people. I've been thru Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Upstate New York, and Vermont. I've talked to Willy about his area of New Jersey and it sounds great. I guess between the long cold winters and stupid high taxes, i can understand why everyone wants to move South. Wait till they experience a 90-90 summer( 90 degrees, 90%). I've been to Cleveland and fully understand why theres a constant steam of uhauls headed from there to Charleston. I just wish everyone that left an area would leave the reasons they left behind and not bring the problems with them.

[steplift20]

Perfectly said spare , they move to a new area because it's more liveable there and then they want what they left behind so the taxes go up and the more crowded it gets . Me I want a simple life clean air,space and low taxes not the taxes we pay here , to high $9000 it's robbery and if you get on the turnpike or parkway , tolls,tolls and more tolls and forget about going to ny tolls going thru the tunnels are $15.00 maybe more I haven't been to by in about 3 years
Stay were you are your lucky
I love my house and where I live but the property taxes are killing us
I do get great advice on keeping my engine and boat in good shape thanks to this site who knows maybe one day I will be moving your way, I will let you know

[spareparts]

Charleston area is already ruined. Great place to visit, becoming too expensive to live here. Sales tax has gone from 4% to 9% since I moved here in 98. Housing has tripled since then, and traffic is 10 times worse. With the rivers, lakes, water ways, the military bases and gov property, there's not much room to build anymore major roads. this area is one of the top places to move to in the country, and it shows. We used to live in a quiet town, but now there is so much development, its packed full( see Nexton Development) I very rarely use the water around here unless its work related, and only on weekdays, the weekends are crazy. We used to at least have the winters to fish in peace, now you're lucky to hit one of your fishing holes without two guides trying to squeeze in front of you. I've got four more years to keep SC residency for my youngest to go to College, after that we will strongly consider moving closer to my place in Sneads Ferry NC, its close proximity to Camp Lejune keeps the developers away. Nothing like waking up to artillery fire at 5 am to keep the retirees away. The range for the big guns is more than 15 miles away, but it still shakes the house

[steplift20]

I hear what your saying and feel sorry for you guys, I have a friend who goes to Florida every year to stay with his niece well he got real sick this year and Had to go to the hospital ,well he has to go for treatments two weeks on and two weeks off he told me that the traffic there is so bad it takes hours to get there , he takes route 4 accross and I know that road but everyone is moving there ( the villages) places that used to be quiet and affordable are going away , Sad , even here where I live used to be a small quiet town , no more every piece of space is being developed so taxes go up and crime too it's still very nice here in mount Arlington but you can see the change and if this was in a state where taxes were low( it's not) it would be bad here too . I live next to a lake that you can't get on it on the weekends I'm retired so I have a choice plus I love the ocean It's 75 miles away
This state could be good but the corruption is ramped up
Hey wait I was talking about my boat Lol Spare if I ever decide to move I will tell you My sister in law lives in Georgia And it's really nice where she is My wife wants to go there I don't the ocean is to far
Spare sorry I bent your ear Have yourself a great day today

[steplift20]

Replaced the 3 - way valve, is there a way to check the valve to see if it was bad?

[spareparts]

blow in it from each direction, with your finger over one end, should allow air to go thru from the end that didn't have a hose on it

[steplift20]

I did that and the larger holes the air goes thru no problem but the smaller hole , I think it might be were the oil line gets hooked to doesn't flow thru. I check the old and new ones the same way and they seem the same. I wish I knew how to post a picture of it.

[spareparts]

close one end that the oil line goes thru with your finger, blow thru the end that didn't have a hose hooked to it, air should go thur

[steplift20]

Spare, it has three hole outlets one small one that I think is hooked to the oil and two larger hole outlets
The larger outlets / hole air flows thru no problem
The smaller outlet/hole that the oil hose goes to has no air flow at all even when I close one larger hole and blow nothing goes thru the smaller one
Is that good?
I don't understand what the oil outlet hole does? If no air flows thru than how does the oil flow thru? I guess that's why you mechanics get the big bucks, I would love to learn how it all works but I'm retired now and just want to fix what I have.