Rebuilding a 1968 RDSL-30-C 40 HP gearcase including all bearings, seals and water pump. When looking into the water inlet from the exterior of the housing there appears to be a small passage. I thought it was just plugged and used a small drill bit by hand but it is not just clogged. Not sure...
Recently purchased this motor and have ran it several times for a couple of hours on the Erie Canal. 5 MPH no wake section so throttled just above idle. Runs great but notices milky oil running down exhaust cover weep holes when I get back to the dock. Was told this is normal when operating...
Cleaning up a 1968 40 HP Johnson RDSL-30-C motor. The top of the exhaust cover has a fitting with tubing running to the automatic choke. There is a similar fitting on the exhaust cover below this tubing. It is threaded but nothing is attached to it. What is the purpose of this lower cover fitting?
