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Old 06-19-2014 | 06:34 PM
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Fired up the ole girl at the ramp and to my disgust both motors are leaking water from the lower (under) side of the engines. Both are leaking from the same (port) side. Is this some type of heat exchanger that I can't hardly see? It appears to be some type of black plastic cover with a few hoses running in and out that the water is coming from. Can this be fixed from inside the boat or am I going to have to pull motors?
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Old 06-19-2014 | 06:39 PM
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Fired up the ole girl at the ramp and to my disgust both motors are leaking water from the lower (under) side of the engines. Both are leaking from the same (port) side. Is this some type of heat exchanger that I can't hardly see? It appears to be some type of black plastic cover with a few hoses running in and out that the water is coming from. Can this be fixed from inside the boat or am I going to have to pull motors?
Was it winterized properly?
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Old 06-19-2014 | 08:11 PM
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Check the blue drain plugs there. Cool fuel unit
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Check the blue drain plugs there. Cool fuel unit
Have to see if I can get down in there. They sure don't make it easy.
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Old 06-23-2014 | 10:49 PM
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Almost sounds like a freeze plug. Im like the other guy did you winterize them? I didn't look were you live did you have freezing weather this winter?
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Cracked Impeller housing??
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Old 07-09-2014 | 01:16 PM
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Cracked Impeller housing??
I just can't my $$$ down in there to see. It looks like the fuel cooler area. Outdrive is out and pulling the motor...
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you are pulling the motor to replace the plastic drain plugs?
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No. It appears to be coming from behind the cooling tube
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There is a drain plug in that cooler. It could be leaking.
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