redfury
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Well, I've got horrible pictures, so I won't post them until I get a chance to get a better set taken, but I'll try to describe to the best of my ability and see where we get with my question...
My neighbor has a 125hp Force ( painted black,year unknown ). To drain the lower unit, he has to drop the tongue to the ground, raise the motor up as high as he can, and then use the "fill" plug to drain the lower unit.
Here's the rub. He claims that the smallish hex head bolt on the bottom of the lower unit is the drain ( I contend that it is holding the shaft in place and is the "nut you don't want to mess with". Here's why I think this...where what looks to be where the drain plug SHOULD be is a hole filled with silicon.
Seems to me that the previous owner had broken the drain screw at some point, or screwed up the threads and instead of getting it fixed, "fixed" it himself.
The Clymer manual he has is vague at best for his exact year/model motor.
The "plug" made of silicon is located on the lower part of the lower units "bullet" where one would typically find an oil drain plug. the hex bolt is located underneath, almost directly straight down ( the only way you can see it is when the motor is raised )
If it helps, there are "fill" and "vent" screws right next to each other in the antiventilation plates, both parallel to each other.
He's run the boat for the 3 years I've known him this way without issue, but I'd like to make sure nothing fishy is going on. He claims to get quite a bit of oil out of the lower unit this way, but I fear that if there were ever water intrusion, it would settle to the bottom of the lower unit and damage it over winter.
Can anyone help me out with this one? He's out of town for the 4th, but when he comes back, I can get more information off the motor if you need it.
My neighbor has a 125hp Force ( painted black,year unknown ). To drain the lower unit, he has to drop the tongue to the ground, raise the motor up as high as he can, and then use the "fill" plug to drain the lower unit.
Here's the rub. He claims that the smallish hex head bolt on the bottom of the lower unit is the drain ( I contend that it is holding the shaft in place and is the "nut you don't want to mess with". Here's why I think this...where what looks to be where the drain plug SHOULD be is a hole filled with silicon.
Seems to me that the previous owner had broken the drain screw at some point, or screwed up the threads and instead of getting it fixed, "fixed" it himself.
The Clymer manual he has is vague at best for his exact year/model motor.
The "plug" made of silicon is located on the lower part of the lower units "bullet" where one would typically find an oil drain plug. the hex bolt is located underneath, almost directly straight down ( the only way you can see it is when the motor is raised )
If it helps, there are "fill" and "vent" screws right next to each other in the antiventilation plates, both parallel to each other.
He's run the boat for the 3 years I've known him this way without issue, but I'd like to make sure nothing fishy is going on. He claims to get quite a bit of oil out of the lower unit this way, but I fear that if there were ever water intrusion, it would settle to the bottom of the lower unit and damage it over winter.
Can anyone help me out with this one? He's out of town for the 4th, but when he comes back, I can get more information off the motor if you need it.
