Tennessee Cutty
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2012
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- 13
Hi all
Recently picked up a used Briggs outboard. Decided to change the oil and gear oil in lower unit. I pulled the drain/fill plug and the vent plug and drained some very black oil from the lower unit. It wasnt milky or anything though. Then I refilled it from the bottom until it came out the vent and reinstalled both plugs. A few minutes (or less) later a small amount of oil came out of the weep hole near the prop. Why did this happen? Where does this weep hole go? OK next question, I drained the engine oil and refilled with a measued 24 oz. Like the manual says and now it appears overfilled by quite a bit on the dipstick. Why did THIS happen? 24 oz is correct isnt it?
Thanks for you help.
Recently picked up a used Briggs outboard. Decided to change the oil and gear oil in lower unit. I pulled the drain/fill plug and the vent plug and drained some very black oil from the lower unit. It wasnt milky or anything though. Then I refilled it from the bottom until it came out the vent and reinstalled both plugs. A few minutes (or less) later a small amount of oil came out of the weep hole near the prop. Why did this happen? Where does this weep hole go? OK next question, I drained the engine oil and refilled with a measued 24 oz. Like the manual says and now it appears overfilled by quite a bit on the dipstick. Why did THIS happen? 24 oz is correct isnt it?
Thanks for you help.