i recently bought a 1987 sunbird cosair and finally got it in the water and running after some maintnence . the first time i put in the water i figured out qiuck my impeller was bad . i pulled boat out and replaced it as instructions said to do . next time i put it in the water i ran for a while maybe 30 mins everything seemed ok and took boat out of the water. next weekend comes and i put boat in the water ran it a lil bit and notied a steady drip coming from bellows . didnt think much of it cause it wasnt coming in to fast drove boat another 30 mins and saw gear oil in the bilge . my question is that , is there anything i could have done by changing raw water intake impeller that could cause this to happen . i only think that because it wasnt leaking before the first time i put it in . if you have any suggestions are insight on diagnosing this problem i would greatly appreciate it. ive heared i could have a bellows leak which im pretty sure of now and gear oil could be coming from yoke seal or shift shaft seal . what about the seal i changed with the water impeller . the little o ring that transfers from upper to lower unit if that wasnt installed properly or something would it get into my bilge that way ?? thank you
