belching fluid
01-30-2003, 08:24 AM
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ONE HOT CITY GIRL
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BELCHING FLUID
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I have nothing new to add to this thread, but before I got all freaked out I would do the following:
With the boat on trailer or lift, trim the drive to neutral (cav plate parallel to hull bottom). Let it sit at least a day like that. Loosen the bottom drain plug (On yours it may be "behind the prop" and you may need to remove the prop to get to the plug). Loosen the plug enough for fluid to run out. If the fluid looks just like the greenish translucent stuff in the reservoir, then you aren't ingesting water. If it is milky or (even worse) straight water then you have a bad seal - do not run the boat like this...
Once you've ruled out water ingestion, the issue comes back to air pocket. If your expensive, factory-trained mechanic did not fill the drive properly, then air can be trapped in the upper section of the drive. When you run the boat, the drive and lube get up around 250-275 degrees and the air expands, pushing lube back UP the hose to the reservoir.
Audacity has the answers. Do what he says.
I just find it difficult to not try to offer assistance to any HOT CITY GIRL who is BELCHING FLUIDS.
ONE HOT CITY GIRL
posts about
BELCHING FLUID
I feel compelled to respond.
I have nothing new to add to this thread, but before I got all freaked out I would do the following:
With the boat on trailer or lift, trim the drive to neutral (cav plate parallel to hull bottom). Let it sit at least a day like that. Loosen the bottom drain plug (On yours it may be "behind the prop" and you may need to remove the prop to get to the plug). Loosen the plug enough for fluid to run out. If the fluid looks just like the greenish translucent stuff in the reservoir, then you aren't ingesting water. If it is milky or (even worse) straight water then you have a bad seal - do not run the boat like this...
Once you've ruled out water ingestion, the issue comes back to air pocket. If your expensive, factory-trained mechanic did not fill the drive properly, then air can be trapped in the upper section of the drive. When you run the boat, the drive and lube get up around 250-275 degrees and the air expands, pushing lube back UP the hose to the reservoir.
Audacity has the answers. Do what he says.
I just find it difficult to not try to offer assistance to any HOT CITY GIRL who is BELCHING FLUIDS.
01-30-2003, 08:28 AM
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verify current oil level first...this way you have some ammo to use on the tech/hack that did the work...more so if the top bearing/cap/race show signs of heat. find the root cause....then you can fix it!
01-30-2003, 06:19 PM
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thx for all the feed back -- the air pocket sounds most reasonable due to the fact the seals appear to be in good condition and no sign of water in the lower unit -- thx again for your time and advise
