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Thanks, I will try to look for prop exhaust later today when I'm taking it out. According to the accessories catalog where this image is snipped from, it's for petrol engines.
According to VP Sweden the block off plate is for sound regulation:
I also found a reference to another kit which blocks off the rectangular ports on the side of the drive.
With both these options installed the drive should be a lot quieter.
Thanks for that info, so the idea is to not choke the engine to gain some acceleration? This is a small boat and getting on plane shouldn't be an issue. But does it still need some relief for drainage or to reduce exhaust pressure or is that not strictly necessary? I thought that's what the...
I got gifted the same issue from a previous owner. Tilted all the way up and waited for the pump stall which never came, went and checked and all the oil was pumped out into the battery compartment... I noticed the leaking fitting wasn't screwed in as far as the other and the first three or four...
First post, please excuse me if this is already answered in another thread.
I very recently aquired a 18ft bowrider with a VP 3.0GL and SX-MLT drive and the exhaust noise is annoying. As soon as we're going any quicker than crawl speel so that the transom (partly) clears the water it sounds...
