honey toes
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3.0 liter omc. motor is leaking water between the block and manifold. Changed gasket did not apply rtv to gasket. It is still leaking. I do not think it is leaking at the freeze out plugs but will check them this next time. Should I put high temp rtv on the gasket? Both sides or just one please advise?
I had issues with it last year running hot. Cleaned and machined manifold etc. All was good. Exhaust was leaking into water in the elbow. On muffs this year is was getting warm again as well. But not from the elbow as last year that area of leak looked good.. Thinking the block may have cracked or something. Last damn snow storm ice and snow avalanched off my barn roof and covered my boat below. How can you tell a cracked block? Inlet water pressure is good. But temp gauge was rising without leveling off. Any suggestions on what to look for, would be great. House full of teenagers want to get the Toes in the water again.
I had issues with it last year running hot. Cleaned and machined manifold etc. All was good. Exhaust was leaking into water in the elbow. On muffs this year is was getting warm again as well. But not from the elbow as last year that area of leak looked good.. Thinking the block may have cracked or something. Last damn snow storm ice and snow avalanched off my barn roof and covered my boat below. How can you tell a cracked block? Inlet water pressure is good. But temp gauge was rising without leveling off. Any suggestions on what to look for, would be great. House full of teenagers want to get the Toes in the water again.