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06-04-2009, 04:05 PM
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Small hole in Bravo?
I MAY be getting Alzheimers, but, when I fired my boat up on the muffs a few days ago I noticed water coming out a small "V" shaped hole in the front [closest to the stern] of the outdrive, its about 1/8th inch deep, and I am pretty sure it WASN'T there last time I ran the boat on muffs? I checked the drive oil and its not milky, and water just seems to run in and drain out of this cavity?, I was wondering if I MAYBE nicked it while launching or pulling the boat out? If so, could I just "JB Weld" the hole up?, or should I just leave it?
The hole is located about 3" up from the top of the "cone" and I am running a Bravo 1 drive, any help/input is always appreciated!
Thanks!
Michael
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06-04-2009, 04:31 PM
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That is the internal speedo pick up. You should not be getting any water out of it on the muffs though. You may have a bad seal between the upper and lower.
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06-04-2009, 05:19 PM
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Will it hurt anything to leave it? Can it leaked into the boat? Would I be better off to seal it up and not use the speedoV
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06-04-2009, 05:21 PM
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Should I just leave it as is? Or can water leak into the boat? Would it be easier to seal it up and bot have a speedo?
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06-05-2009, 12:05 AM
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It can't leak into the boat, but if that seal is bad, then others could be as well. That could lead to water getting in the gear lube.
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06-05-2009, 03:08 PM
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WHEW!, glad its not something "terminal". Is it something that's hard to fix? I assume I would have to drop and split the drive? I am thinking if I check the drive oil every couple of days and its not "milky" I should be OK? What do you think Griff?, Thanks again for the input!
Michael
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06-05-2009, 10:15 PM
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Splitting the upper and lower and replacing the seals is actually very easy. I really don't work on drives hardly ever and I have done this.
I would wait until you are about ready for lube change and then replace the seals between the upper and lower. Until then keep a good eye on it.
The only thing I wonder is if its really not the seals in between and water is just overflowing and coming in the tube. There is a plastic nipple on the front of the upper above the caviation plate. That or the internal speedo tube in the lower is punctured from somebody trying to drill out debris.
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06-05-2009, 11:45 PM
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Funny you should mention that! I had to replace the alternator on the boat and when I fired it on the muffs after the install there was NO water out the speedo tube? Both before I fired the boat and after I shut it off there was no water out the tube.
I checked the drive oil and there was MAYBE a teaspoon of water and the oil was still green, not milky.
I will keep an eye on it and have it checked when I have the drive serviced mid season.
Thanks for the Input Griff! I really appreciate it!
Michael
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