Update; I pulled the starboard exhaust manifold and riser and found no evidence of leakage. Inspected the heads and found evidence of saltwater in cylinders 1,3,5,7 and 2.in the intake ports. (5&7 were slightly more evident). I’m guessing my next step it to pressure test coolant system as Mike...
All, during a 1/2 hour ride on Sunday I noticed a little sluggishness in this engine. It then seemed to clear up, and when I came down to an idle the RPMs were erratic so I shut the engine down. I checked a couple things and when I went to restart it was hydro locked. I pulled all the plugs and...
Good luck, hopefully just an easy filter change.
Just to reiterate, I recommend that you carry a spare Cap and Rotor and the appropriate tools at all times as you never know when they will fail. As I said earlier, I had to change mine in the middle of the day just a couple weeks ago.
I would remove the distributor cap, have someone crank the engine over while you are looking at it for a second or two and verify the rotor spins. If so, replace the cap and rotor even though it’s fairly new. I had a fairly new cap and rotor fail this past week underway. I keep multiple spare...
Just to be certain, when you sprayed starting fluid you just sprayed it into the air cleaner? I would remove the air cleaner and open the throttle body and spray it directly into the intake and try it again just to be sure it isn’t a fuel issue.
I agree it is unique in smell, and that’s why I’m concerned that this substance doesn’t smell or feel like gear lube. I wasn’t loosing gear lube last year. Would the grease coming out of the gimbal bearing amount to as much as is in the pictures?
Yes using the blue high performance gear lube. Like I said, the substance doesn’t smell like gear lube to me.
I agree it looks like rust in the picture, but here is a photo after I wiped the gimbal bearing, no rust on it or the drive shaft. I pull the drive every Spring for maintenance and...
Gents,
Pulled my Bravo 3 off last week and found some fluid in the gimbal housing bellows. My first thought was that it was gear lube from the drive. This fluids consistency and smell does not seem like the Mercruiser gear lube that’s in the drive, and I never had to add any lube to the...
