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Where,..??Today I found my engine oil leak. How can I fix it?
Where,..??Today I found my engine oil leak. How can I fix it?
you can never totally protect an outdrive if it stays in water, particularly salt water. All metal is (-) grounded by default. The big BLACK wire coming from battery should be attached to motor block.How can I protect my outdrive? I found there are a lot of rust spot. I did a testing and the whole outdrive is connected the negative pole of 12V battery.,
My boat runs only fresh water not in salt water. Currently all the parts are connected into black wire with negotive pole of batteryyou can never totally protect an outdrive if it stays in water, particularly salt water. All metal is (-) grounded by default. The big BLACK wire coming from battery should be attached to motor block.
I found a lot of oil beside the oil filter.Where,..??
Ayuh,.... So, is it from the side cover behind the distributor,..??I found a lot of oil beside the oil filter.
it seem that it is from under the distributor.Ayuh,.... So, is it from the side cover behind the distributor,..??
From the distributor,..??
From the fuel pump,..??
Or the oil filter,..??
Ayuh,.... They make a gasket for that,....it seem that it is from under the distributor.
Can it be fixed without pulling engine? I can add the engine oil before every single boating.Ayuh,.... They make a gasket for that,....
Yes you can fix it while in the boat. Pull the dizzy and replace the gasket. You should not have to add oil at every outing. Mines a 1985, 3.0. I go all summer without adding a drop. I'm not nice to it either, she's run hard and put away wet. It is maintained every fall and spring but still......Can it be fixed without pulling engine? I can add the engine oil before every single boating.
What document should I follow to replace the gasket?Yes you can fix it while in the boat. Pull the dizzy and replace the gasket. You should not have to add oil at every outing. Mines a 1985, 3.0. I go all summer without adding a drop. I'm not nice to it either, she's run hard and put away wet. It is maintained every fall and spring but still......
You can buy gasket sheet material and cut out a new gasket to fit.I found leaking is located between engine and gas pump. I can touch the gasket. How can I know the part No. for the gasket?
SimplyWhat document should I follow to replace the gasket?
Do you mean the timing order will be chaos? If so I prefer add the engine oil before outing.Simply
mark position of distributor in the block.
take off distributor cap
take off distributor clamp
Note position of rotor, will turn slightly as it is lifted out of engine due to angled gear drive on bottom.
Pull up entire distributor off the motor.
Replace gasket or Oring.
put distributor back in engine hole, align rotor back to where it was pointing at when it is removed, rotor will slightly turn. Gears are angled so rotor will turn as it goes in. Distributor bottom gear drives oil pump too. If engine is not spun, it will go right back in all the way down like it came out.
align distributor body to your earlier marking
put clamp on and cap on.
Worst thing is may have to use timing light to retime the ignition spark.
Timing firing of the spark plugs could be a messed up chaos, if you dont put distributor back in the way it came out, into the same position.Do you mean the timing order will be chaos? If so I prefer add the engine oil before outing.
It seems that I need not touch the distributor because the leaking is from the fuel pump. So I just take the two screws off and then put the gasket back, Is that correct? Now I bought three items, which one is best?Timing firing of the spark plugs could be a messed up chaos, if you dont put distributor back in the way it came out, into the same position.
Most mechanically minded people can fix that without much troubles.
Definitely add oil to engine before going out if needed.
You can just use the gasket.It seems that I need not touch the distributor because the leaking is from the fuel pump. So I just take the two screws off and then put the gasket back, Is that correct? Now I bought three items, which one is best?
Thank you Scott06 for your replying.you can search the part number and find a convenient place to purchase
Just make sure it is the same thickness as original gasket material or close to it. you have to remove the distributor to install the gasket so you it will affect the timing. Plan on retiming it .Thank you Scott06 for your replying.
It seems that I can make the gasket by myself. it will affect the fire time of distributor if I only replace the gasket of distributor?