fishthebay
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2001
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- 180
Hello All-<br /><br />I bought a lower unit on e-bay for my 1987 85HP Force outboard. Next to the 3 holes on each side where the lower unit bolts go through to hold the lower unit have 3 drain plugs next to them.<br /><br />This is used for water to ecaspe during running the motor. I have these on my old lower as well.<br /><br />On the new lower unit the 3 drain holes have screws in them. <br /><br />The only thing I can tell from looking at the screws is that they block the holes.<br /><br />My question is - Should I remove the 3 screws in that act as plugs?<br /><br />My old unit has the same hole pattern, but no screws in them.<br /><br />When running on the muffs I do see water draining from these holes on my old lower unit.<br /><br />Any suggestions would be appreciated.<br /><br />Thanks...