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I do appreciate the info and I’ll look at it all again. I removed all the hoses leading to the thermostat housing and even removed the housing itself. I want to replace the thermostat and a couple of the hoses anyway. I did pour pink antifreeze into the long hose that goes to the stern. It may...
Well, I appreciate your input but the mechanic who had been taking care of the boat for some years told me if I didn’t remove the screw there’d likely be water trapped inside the lower unit. And he was right. A fair amount came out when I loosened the screw both by the screw and down further...
While winterizing a 1987 Larson 190 I recently acquired, I found the threaded “nut” that the outdrive water jacket drain screw goes into had somehow become detached inside the housing. I can see it, grab it with tweezers but cannot get it to stay in place so I can start the screw in the thread...
