MadPikAvenger
Cadet
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- May 29, 2012
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So long story short, my wife and I were handed down a 1995 Bayliner Capri 1750 with the 3.0L Mercruiser and Alpha 1 (gen 2 I believe). Anyway, when we got it, there was water in the oil. So after a few oil changes we hit the lake for a quick cruise so see if we had any real problems. Luckily it looks like it was simply water that snuck in while the boat sat for a couple years.
Anyway, after pulling the boat out of the water I noticed that the bilge had what looked and smelled more like gear oil/lube than motor oil. Not a lot of it, but enough to make you notice. I believe I've traced the culprit down to the mysterious hose pictured the below. The hose runs back to the transom and is connected to what feels like harder tubing/pipe (hard to see exactly). However, I can't for the life of me figure out if the end pictured is supposed to be connected to something else or if it is some sort of vent. I know some outdrives have a separate reservoir for gear oil.
Thanks in advance for the help.
The first pic shows the hose as it sits on starboard side as your looking towards the rear of the boat. Second pic attempts to show its path back to the transom.
Anyway, after pulling the boat out of the water I noticed that the bilge had what looked and smelled more like gear oil/lube than motor oil. Not a lot of it, but enough to make you notice. I believe I've traced the culprit down to the mysterious hose pictured the below. The hose runs back to the transom and is connected to what feels like harder tubing/pipe (hard to see exactly). However, I can't for the life of me figure out if the end pictured is supposed to be connected to something else or if it is some sort of vent. I know some outdrives have a separate reservoir for gear oil.
Thanks in advance for the help.
The first pic shows the hose as it sits on starboard side as your looking towards the rear of the boat. Second pic attempts to show its path back to the transom.