I have a '88 evinrude 40 VRO (deleted). It was serviced this spring with new plugs & lower unit lube. Mechanic said compression checked out. This boat has been in my family since day one and have had little to no issues other than regular maintenance.
Had it out last Sunday and rain just fine as usual. It has a little rough idle/trolling speed but never dies on me. Asked the mechanic to tune it up and he said that's just how it runs, it's old. Figured nothing of it.
On monday I found a small puddle of oil on the driveway and had quite a bit running down from behind the anode.
my question is, is this lower unit oil or semi-burnt motor oil? Seems to be the seal right where the lower unit connects to the exhaust case/mid section. 2nd question- is it still usable until repaired? The local shops don't carry parts for these old motors so it will take a while for repairs.
I will upload pictures once I get the computer
Had it out last Sunday and rain just fine as usual. It has a little rough idle/trolling speed but never dies on me. Asked the mechanic to tune it up and he said that's just how it runs, it's old. Figured nothing of it.
On monday I found a small puddle of oil on the driveway and had quite a bit running down from behind the anode.
my question is, is this lower unit oil or semi-burnt motor oil? Seems to be the seal right where the lower unit connects to the exhaust case/mid section. 2nd question- is it still usable until repaired? The local shops don't carry parts for these old motors so it will take a while for repairs.
I will upload pictures once I get the computer