1991cummins
Recruit
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2012
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Howdy guys,
New to the forum and boating in general but excited to get the boat up on the pad! I just recently purchased a BEAUTIFUL 1972 model Newman trihull with a matching year 65hp johnson power shift ii. I got an excellent deal considering it didn't run. I pulled the lower unit off and hooked up the water and it fired right up!
Onto the lower unit, the old one had a bad seal and was LOCKED up due to rust I suppose. My goal was to get it on the water quick, so I bought another off what I was told to be an 87'. After fabricating an opposite shift linkage (the shift pattern was opposite) and some other minor fab work I was able to get her going! unfortunately, the weep holes (pressure bypasses for the impeller I assume) on the side of the lower unit are leaking oil. What does that mean? Can it be fixed with new seals?
New to the forum and boating in general but excited to get the boat up on the pad! I just recently purchased a BEAUTIFUL 1972 model Newman trihull with a matching year 65hp johnson power shift ii. I got an excellent deal considering it didn't run. I pulled the lower unit off and hooked up the water and it fired right up!
Onto the lower unit, the old one had a bad seal and was LOCKED up due to rust I suppose. My goal was to get it on the water quick, so I bought another off what I was told to be an 87'. After fabricating an opposite shift linkage (the shift pattern was opposite) and some other minor fab work I was able to get her going! unfortunately, the weep holes (pressure bypasses for the impeller I assume) on the side of the lower unit are leaking oil. What does that mean? Can it be fixed with new seals?
