69' 25 Rude leaking gear oil

[ccvolsdhf]

So while test running my 18 hp johnson. I put my original 25 rude on the stand for a few days, and noticed it's leaking. It looks like gear oil coming from a small hole right above the anti cavitation plate. The small hole is also above the top LU gear oil fill screw. So I'm stomped as to what's going on here.

 

[kfa4303]

Re: 69' 25 Rude leaking gear oil

Hi cc. That's just an exhaust relief/drain hole from the factory. The oil you're seeing is probably just unburnt fuel/oil and exhaust from the last time it was run. As long as the oil in the gear case isn't milky you should be fine.

 

[ccvolsdhf]

Re: 69' 25 Rude leaking gear oil

Cool.. It was run last in the tank so that's what I was hoping just some left over stuff up in their.