jerrymlewis
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I have an ancient 1974 Enterprise tri-hull (19') with a Ford 302V8 (4bbl Holley) and the AQ270B (1.6:1) outdrive with a total of 640 hours lifetime.
I've just started hearing a 'grrrrr' sound when turning left or right (louder turning left). Upon inspection, I see that the exhaust bellows is leaking out into the lake and the flywheel housing is dripping water into the bilge.
Similar posts on this forum lead me to think I may have u-joint, gimble bearing (does the 270 have one?), flywheel bearing and/or bellows problems.
How big of a job (time and money) am I looking at?
And how do I start my inspection/diagnosing? And how far to go? Do I really need to take off the outdrive and maybe even remove the engine?
Thanks in advance,
Jerry
I've just started hearing a 'grrrrr' sound when turning left or right (louder turning left). Upon inspection, I see that the exhaust bellows is leaking out into the lake and the flywheel housing is dripping water into the bilge.
Similar posts on this forum lead me to think I may have u-joint, gimble bearing (does the 270 have one?), flywheel bearing and/or bellows problems.
How big of a job (time and money) am I looking at?
And how do I start my inspection/diagnosing? And how far to go? Do I really need to take off the outdrive and maybe even remove the engine?
Thanks in advance,
Jerry