koolkatprez
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I recently purchased a 1975 19' Beachcraft w/a Mercruiser 305-228hp engine and outdrive. I don't know what model outdrive I have. The numbers on it are 5096962 and 1.50R. It simply says Mercruiser.
There was water in the oil in the engine and I drained it all out & put in fresh oil. Plugs were removed, cleaned, and regapped to .035. Cap, rotor, condenser, wires are all new. I hooked the flush tool to the outdrive turned on the water and the engine fired it right up and it runs like a champ but when it got to 190 degrees it appeared to be smoking a little on the port side of the engine. I made the mistake yesterday of running it for about a minute or so without water to the outdrive so I think I fried the impeller.
Rechecking the dipstick I noted milky oil again. Also checking the outdrive it seemed to get hot on the sides and top. Is that due to exhaust or the impeller being fried? I can use all the help I can get...the boat looks like it was kept in a garage all it's life. Really nice inside and out...HELP
There was water in the oil in the engine and I drained it all out & put in fresh oil. Plugs were removed, cleaned, and regapped to .035. Cap, rotor, condenser, wires are all new. I hooked the flush tool to the outdrive turned on the water and the engine fired it right up and it runs like a champ but when it got to 190 degrees it appeared to be smoking a little on the port side of the engine. I made the mistake yesterday of running it for about a minute or so without water to the outdrive so I think I fried the impeller.
Rechecking the dipstick I noted milky oil again. Also checking the outdrive it seemed to get hot on the sides and top. Is that due to exhaust or the impeller being fried? I can use all the help I can get...the boat looks like it was kept in a garage all it's life. Really nice inside and out...HELP