Force 40 exhaust coming from under the engine head at top of lower unit.

thephridge

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Hi,

My Force 40 runs great opened up but idles very rough. After new plugs, fuel treatment it still stalls when changing gears. There is a lot of exhaust coming from under the engine head but at the top of the lower unit. Is this normal or do I need some new gasket/seal? Would this cause the rough idle and stalling? I added a link to a video I took of the issue posted in Google Drive if someone can see it.

Thanks, Phridge.
 

jerryjerry05

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Guessing the 40 is a 95?
Always include the year and model.

​There are 3 maybe 4 seals to keep the exhaust going in the right direction.
​From the video I'd say the seal at the bottom of the driveshaft housing might be leaking.
The only way is to take it apart and see????
 
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