There has been a lot of talk about these valves lately. Should water be coming into the livewell when in the "Empty" position? My understanding is that it should not and only allow water to drain OUT. That being said my 2015 lets water in on "Empty" in addition my friend's brand new 2017 let water in as well in the E position the first day on the water. If I am not going to use the wells I will put the valve in "Recirc" and they will stay dry.
On both of my Rangers, if the valve is set on EMPTY, water will flow in through the livewell drains up to the level of the lake...in other words, as far as the boat sits down in the water. Think about it...if the valve is set on EMPTY to allow water to drain out into the lake, there has to be an obstruction free passage from the livewell into the lake. If water can flow out from the livewell to the lake, it can also flow the opposite way, fromt he lake into the livewell, up to the level of the lake.Originally Posted by psj706
"The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamored with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government that he cannot suffer the smallest deviation from any part of it…He seems to imagine that he can arrange the different members of a great society with as much ease as the hand arranges the different pieces upon a chessboard.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Check out this link. According to this water should not fill the live well when in empty.
https://flow-rite.com/sites/all/file...log_valves.pdf
I see what your looking at...but since both my boats have let water in on empty since they were new, I have to believe the valve is some combination of systems 3/4?
I've had people refer me to that link before. I don't know why mine were different, but they operated as I indicated in my post from the day I took delivery of these brand new boats from the dealer.
"The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamored with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government that he cannot suffer the smallest deviation from any part of it…He seems to imagine that he can arrange the different members of a great society with as much ease as the hand arranges the different pieces upon a chessboard.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Both of mine as well...
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