my1stboat1
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- May 31, 2010
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- 307
1988 bayliner/trophy 85 force outboard
Just put boat back together after repairing lower unit leak, Had some black residue coming out of lower unit... So while i had the lower unit down to check the leak i found the seat around the shaft going into the water pump housing leaking, So i replaced the seal and reinstalled the lower unit.. The clymer manual states to apply rtv silicone to the lower unit and reseal to leg so i did... While the lower unit was off i took carbs off, cleaned resealed and replaced the fuel pump diaphram and inspected the check valves... as per the clymer book did the sync and link adjustment and adjusted the timing to spec.. This was difficult but after 3 attempts i got the idle and wot adjustment working great. So ive been reading posts on here and decided let me add the tell tail and do thermostat, did that as well... so all went great i put the boat in the water this afternoon and it ran great so i took the boat out of the water and brought her home, cleaned the boat and flushed the engine out.. When i park the boat i always put the engine on the lock bar to take the psi off the trim pumps.. well i came out 3 hours later to a small puddle of black residue like i had before i replaced the seal on the lower unit.. Its coming out of the drilled holes under the lower unit wing.. Is this normal or did i Mess something up ... i just want to enjoy the boat at this point for the rest of the year.. What else can i do to make things go smooth. I have to complaints about the force engine but what else can go on me at once..
Just put boat back together after repairing lower unit leak, Had some black residue coming out of lower unit... So while i had the lower unit down to check the leak i found the seat around the shaft going into the water pump housing leaking, So i replaced the seal and reinstalled the lower unit.. The clymer manual states to apply rtv silicone to the lower unit and reseal to leg so i did... While the lower unit was off i took carbs off, cleaned resealed and replaced the fuel pump diaphram and inspected the check valves... as per the clymer book did the sync and link adjustment and adjusted the timing to spec.. This was difficult but after 3 attempts i got the idle and wot adjustment working great. So ive been reading posts on here and decided let me add the tell tail and do thermostat, did that as well... so all went great i put the boat in the water this afternoon and it ran great so i took the boat out of the water and brought her home, cleaned the boat and flushed the engine out.. When i park the boat i always put the engine on the lock bar to take the psi off the trim pumps.. well i came out 3 hours later to a small puddle of black residue like i had before i replaced the seal on the lower unit.. Its coming out of the drilled holes under the lower unit wing.. Is this normal or did i Mess something up ... i just want to enjoy the boat at this point for the rest of the year.. What else can i do to make things go smooth. I have to complaints about the force engine but what else can go on me at once..
