Hey folks, did the following things to my drive since last fall:
-Winterized Fall '13, took drive off, changed lower shift cable, changed impeller & gaskets, put fresh lube in the drive, changed all o-rings (dipstick, filler and drain) and put new gaskets and bolts of course when I put the drive back on. Took the boat for one last ride before draining block, checked all fluids -ok
-Spring: Sanded, de-greased, primed and re-painted drive. Also rebuilt carb with kit.
Here's what happened last week-end:
1. Motor started and ran like a charm on muffs before first launch
2. fixed leaky gasket under impeller casing (was out of it's groove)
3. Ran boat Sunday, Monday, Tuesday..... ran like a dream! Took it out of the water late Tuesday
4. Did usual fluid checks before putting it away in the garage.
5. Unscrewed dipstick on top of drive and it literally **** on itself and me in the process. Seems like water entered drive and pressure built up somehow. As soon as the plug was out enough, pressure released blowing all kinds of milky gear lube! DARN!
Did a lot of reading and I know it could be a mystery seal somewhere that decided to go. I know I have to pressure and vac test the drive to really know... however here are things I'd like to rule out before:
A) I used rubber o-rings on the fill and drain plugs and a NYLON ring for the dipstick last fall..... Anyone see a problem or have experience with this type of configuration? Should the Dipstick ring be made of rubber instead of nylon?
B) Is it possible that water entered the drive when I ran the boat on muffs with a leaky impeller housing? Thoughts on this?
See pics for entertainment!
Cheers!!
-Winterized Fall '13, took drive off, changed lower shift cable, changed impeller & gaskets, put fresh lube in the drive, changed all o-rings (dipstick, filler and drain) and put new gaskets and bolts of course when I put the drive back on. Took the boat for one last ride before draining block, checked all fluids -ok
-Spring: Sanded, de-greased, primed and re-painted drive. Also rebuilt carb with kit.
Here's what happened last week-end:
1. Motor started and ran like a charm on muffs before first launch
2. fixed leaky gasket under impeller casing (was out of it's groove)
3. Ran boat Sunday, Monday, Tuesday..... ran like a dream! Took it out of the water late Tuesday
4. Did usual fluid checks before putting it away in the garage.
5. Unscrewed dipstick on top of drive and it literally **** on itself and me in the process. Seems like water entered drive and pressure built up somehow. As soon as the plug was out enough, pressure released blowing all kinds of milky gear lube! DARN!
Did a lot of reading and I know it could be a mystery seal somewhere that decided to go. I know I have to pressure and vac test the drive to really know... however here are things I'd like to rule out before:
A) I used rubber o-rings on the fill and drain plugs and a NYLON ring for the dipstick last fall..... Anyone see a problem or have experience with this type of configuration? Should the Dipstick ring be made of rubber instead of nylon?
B) Is it possible that water entered the drive when I ran the boat on muffs with a leaky impeller housing? Thoughts on this?
See pics for entertainment!
Cheers!!
