89 OMC 4.3 engine in Citation boat (both boat and stern drive manufacturer out of biz!!)<br /><br />This fall, I pulled the outdrive for maintenance. I greased the u-joints, removed the prop and checked the impeller. Today, I moved the outdrive across my basement and when I tilted it back towards the prop area, oil leaked aout. I watched over a tablespoon pool on the basement floor and then stopped. Does this have anything to do with the prop being off or am I about to get the 'ol "tear it apart to find what's wrong" recommendation.<br /><br />Also, allow me to vent...I'm about ready to drive this piece of crap boat to the junkyard. It started last fall with water in the cylinders, so I replaced the headers and manifolds. Then, I tried Stuart's adjustment and still haven't completed that GD job. A couple of weeks ago, I screwed up the valve lashing adjustment and now can't figure that out. God knows what I'll encounter when I try and get the outdrive back on given the typical problems everyone else has. Oh yes, and to boot, I have a soft spot in my floor. How do you get rid of a boat in this condition?
Didn't think so.<br /><br />You do realize that BOAT stands for Break Out Another Thousand don't you.<br /><br />Now that you have on oil leak on a drive made by a company that went out of buisness around 10 years ago, qualified techs are getting scarce as well as parts on some items.<br /><br />I'm not trying to scare you away from boating, it's fun.... A LOT of fun, but just buying a boat doesn't mean you are done spending money by any stretch of the imagination. It's only the beginning of a very expensive past time.<br /><br />EDIT: Was typing when you posted, just lowering the drive will not drain the engine, or the drive. Yes you may have cracked the drive housing, but you probably cracked your engine and manifolds as well. They do not drain when the drive is down.
