Hi all, not really new here but forgot my password to my last account and don't have access to the email I used so I couldn't reset it.
Anyways, I recently fixed my last problem where the reverse wouldn't work. Turned out to be a broken wire about an inch above the lower solenoids.
So I had drained the gear lube, removed the prop(the manual said to), removed the trim tab and hidden bolts, removed bolts to drop lower unit, cautiously withdrew the driveshaft and took care of the broken wire. Reseated the lower unit, reinstalled the bolts, trim tab, and prop. Then refilled the gear lube.
So, to test it all, I hooked up the muffs and kicked her on. Happily, my forward, neutral, and reverse all work now. WOOHOO!!!
But I noticed that when I increased the throttle even a slight bit (I know not to bump it up with muffs, this was only slightly faster than idle) fuel would start leaking down the left side of the motor and pooling on the cav plate.
So I tried to find where it was happening with just some looking, but couldn't spot it. It looked like the drip was coming from the fuel line leaving the fuel pump to the cabs. But I'm not sure if its the tube, the fuel pump, or the carbs.
So theres that.
Then after killing it, I noticed a gray sludge oozing from the exhaust. I started freaking out thinking I had a gear lube leak from a seal behind the prop.
Do I?
Or could this be build up from the engine not being run in a few months. I hope this is the case.
Any suggestions on either problem?
Anyways, I recently fixed my last problem where the reverse wouldn't work. Turned out to be a broken wire about an inch above the lower solenoids.
So I had drained the gear lube, removed the prop(the manual said to), removed the trim tab and hidden bolts, removed bolts to drop lower unit, cautiously withdrew the driveshaft and took care of the broken wire. Reseated the lower unit, reinstalled the bolts, trim tab, and prop. Then refilled the gear lube.
So, to test it all, I hooked up the muffs and kicked her on. Happily, my forward, neutral, and reverse all work now. WOOHOO!!!
But I noticed that when I increased the throttle even a slight bit (I know not to bump it up with muffs, this was only slightly faster than idle) fuel would start leaking down the left side of the motor and pooling on the cav plate.
So I tried to find where it was happening with just some looking, but couldn't spot it. It looked like the drip was coming from the fuel line leaving the fuel pump to the cabs. But I'm not sure if its the tube, the fuel pump, or the carbs.
So theres that.
Then after killing it, I noticed a gray sludge oozing from the exhaust. I started freaking out thinking I had a gear lube leak from a seal behind the prop.
Do I?
Or could this be build up from the engine not being run in a few months. I hope this is the case.
Any suggestions on either problem?
