I have just bought a boat with a Mercruiser 3.0 and an Alpha outdrive.The boat is 18 foot with a small front cabin and is in good condition.
I bought it cheap from a friend of mine who lives on a freshwater lake and has a mooring. He came out one morning and the boat had settled on the bottom. Not totally submerged but enough to get water in the engine.
I have pumped all the water out, drained the engine, put the boat on the trailer and put lots of oil in the engine and bores etc. I will start it as soon as possible.
We can't find out how the water got in but there is what smells like gear oil leaking out the drive leg water inlet (where the muffs fit to flush the engine).
there is still oil in the top up bottle for the outdrive but it is low. Could this be a key to how the water got in?
Both bellows and water pipe on the drive are new and in good shape with no cuts from what I can see at the moment.
Thanks for any help.
I bought it cheap from a friend of mine who lives on a freshwater lake and has a mooring. He came out one morning and the boat had settled on the bottom. Not totally submerged but enough to get water in the engine.
I have pumped all the water out, drained the engine, put the boat on the trailer and put lots of oil in the engine and bores etc. I will start it as soon as possible.
We can't find out how the water got in but there is what smells like gear oil leaking out the drive leg water inlet (where the muffs fit to flush the engine).
there is still oil in the top up bottle for the outdrive but it is low. Could this be a key to how the water got in?
Both bellows and water pipe on the drive are new and in good shape with no cuts from what I can see at the moment.
Thanks for any help.