Originally Posted by Dean Ferry (Post 3436950)

Strip,
That's ok, the more adult beverages for us.:drink: And, yes my blowers have the sight glasses. And the oil is supposed to be 5-50wt syn, but what brand?
Thanks,
Dean

Originally Posted by Dean Ferry (Post 3436950)

Strip,
That's ok, the more adult beverages for us.:drink: And, yes my blowers have the sight glasses. And the oil is supposed to be 5-50wt syn, but what brand?
Thanks,
Dean

Originally Posted by Strip Poker 388 (Post 3436962)

A few years back Dustin recommended cas.I usually have to tilt it forward and to the side to get all the oil out.I change mine once a year,I dont run hard and its still clear when I drain it,

Originally Posted by Dean Ferry (Post 3437508)

Thanks Rob, I see what I think is the drain plug, at the bottom of the of the unit, right behind the blower snout, dead center in the middle. I was thinking all I had to do was just lower the trailer jack all the down and off the block. Do you remove your whipples from the engine when you change your whipple oil?:eek:
Thanks,
Dean

Originally Posted by Dean Ferry (Post 3437797)

Strip,
Thanks for the detailed info. I'm going to have to devise a little drain/funnel/catcher thing to catch the oil as it drains out. I'm also assuming that I fill 8 ozs or till I see it about 1/2 way up in the sight glass?
Thanks,
Dean

Originally Posted by Strip Poker 388 (Post 3437815)

I run mine half way,on the trailer and in the water

Originally Posted by relaxalot (Post 3406068)

I bought the boat used with 32 hours on it. It was still under warranty. I did not find Mercury to be very helpful. the tell me the problem is that there were mufflers added to the boat. I tried running without them and had the same problems. There were a few 600's out there with the same problems. My mechanic and Dustin found the problem and solved it. They drilled out some holes on the nosecone, opened up some of the vertical holes and plugged the top three. I alos rerouted the water lines as per Dustin using a separate pickup. The outdrive only feeds the motor. Part of his kit includes some larger fittings to allow more water to flow. The problem was intermittent so it was difficult to track. The boat now runs great.