Douglasdzaster
Member
Hello everyone, The other day I was wiping down the engine and I removed the tell tale hose to get it out of the way. I blew through the hose and debris came out so I looked at the fitting it came off of on the block and it looked pretty scaly. I took a small brush from a carburetor cleaning kit and went to work. It cleaned the opening well. Then I decided I would grab the air hose and blow into it. The tip fit right so I gave it a good blast. I heard air flow down in the lower unit. A minute later I noticed what looked like green lower unit oil and water. But it didn’t smell like gear oil and not much came out. The next day I removed the top plug to check the gear oil. It released a little pressure and a little oil came out. I figure since it had some pressure in it I shouldn’t have any leaks. I know I blew air directly into the impeller housing and there’s a seal under it. I’m still concerned that I may have did some kind of damage. With all that being said I’ve been working on this boat for a while (project boat ) and it’s had a lot of time put on it in the driveway mostly idle. A few revs while in a tank. So I know it needs some wot to blow out the exhaust and I’m supposed to finally take it this Saturday. I’d sure appreciate another opinion so I will stop worrying. I’ve put a lot of time in this engine and everything is set right for running unless I need to adjust the carburetors while on the lake. Thanks for taking the time to read my story and I’m grateful for any opinion. If I did screw up I don’t want to take it out until it’s fixed.