jkimball
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- May 14, 2013
- Messages
- 220
So, again my first I/O and I'm learning quick how much I loved the "problems" of an outboard. But if I could get all the little bugs worked out this would be a great boat. She runs amazing, aside from the typical 4.3 warm start problems (and has low rpm stalled twice) but other than that once running, runs like a scalded cat!
But I digress.
What I've found I need to focus on right now it's the fact that after each outing, normally of 2 hours or more when I pull the plug at the ramp, there's warm water in the bilge. Normally it'll drain for 15-20 seconds so it's not a ton of water, and the bilge pump never comes on either (yes it works) but in my opinion any water in the bilge that I didn't put there is a bad thing.
Also, there seems to be a bit oil in it too. Not a lot but definitely there. Now this could be from the PO changing & spilling oil in the bilge, or I also have a trim line that had a small leak, that was supposedly fixed but I'm going to keep an eye on. So maybe it's residual? And just now all flowing out?
But the biggest concern is definitely the warm water. I don't have any temp spikes or anything. The gauge stays around 170*
Thoughts?
Oh. It's a '97 Merc 4.3LX Alpha Gen+
But I digress.
What I've found I need to focus on right now it's the fact that after each outing, normally of 2 hours or more when I pull the plug at the ramp, there's warm water in the bilge. Normally it'll drain for 15-20 seconds so it's not a ton of water, and the bilge pump never comes on either (yes it works) but in my opinion any water in the bilge that I didn't put there is a bad thing.
Also, there seems to be a bit oil in it too. Not a lot but definitely there. Now this could be from the PO changing & spilling oil in the bilge, or I also have a trim line that had a small leak, that was supposedly fixed but I'm going to keep an eye on. So maybe it's residual? And just now all flowing out?
But the biggest concern is definitely the warm water. I don't have any temp spikes or anything. The gauge stays around 170*
Thoughts?
Oh. It's a '97 Merc 4.3LX Alpha Gen+