Waterlogged grease dripping from prop area??

[Phil Livewell]

I layed my 9.9 Johnson on the floor (on its side) for a few days and noticed a puddle of watered grease under the area of the prop on the floor. Does this sound like a problem? I had just replaced the leg oil so it wasn't leg oil. I just could not pinpoint the sorurce. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanx!

 

[Down South]

Re: Waterlogged grease dripping from prop area??

Hello Phil,<br />It may just be unburned 2-cycle oil coming from the exhaust. If you are not sure then I'd check the lower unit oil again.

 

[Phil Livewell]

Re: Waterlogged grease dripping from prop area??

Thanks for the post Down South. It makes sense about the unburned 2 stroke oil as the previous owner ran it rich. He sold it because it ran rough. After cleaning the carb, replacing plugs ect., it has run great. I don't think its leg oil because I haven't had it in the water since the oil change and the grease puddle I described was very contaminated with water.