Hello folks...
I have a question for any of you. But first of all I am already thoroughly humiliated over what I did so take it easy on me. Last week I wrecked the prop on my 40 HP Mariner on a stump so when I got home I swapped it with the original prop that had been on for years but I changed when I bought a spiffy after market prop.
During the changing I was distracted about 20 times and well to say the least I did not double check my work I simply tightend the castle nut and put the cotter pin on spun it with my hand and all was fine...
Well today I went to the lake and it was running great, however, all of a sudden at top speed I heard this horrible screeching sound and than it stopped I wondered in amazement and headed back to the dock and it started again.
Well to make a long story short I forgot to put the torque washer on and well I neatly ground a total of about 1/4 of an inch the lower unit housing and the shirt of the prop. So there is now with the torque washer on there is a 3/8 inch gap between the prop and the lower unit housing.
Everything is fine except for the gap where over and under-lapping skirts meet, if I put my after market prop on there is no gap but it is missing a blade and is going to be sent in to get fixed.
Will using it with a gap ruin anything? Does it matter if some exhaust goes out that way instead of all out the back of the prop. I don't think water will go in there due to the torpedo shape of the lower unit but I may be wrong and that is what I am asking you guys here on the forum.
Any help will be appreciated...
I have a question for any of you. But first of all I am already thoroughly humiliated over what I did so take it easy on me. Last week I wrecked the prop on my 40 HP Mariner on a stump so when I got home I swapped it with the original prop that had been on for years but I changed when I bought a spiffy after market prop.
During the changing I was distracted about 20 times and well to say the least I did not double check my work I simply tightend the castle nut and put the cotter pin on spun it with my hand and all was fine...
Well today I went to the lake and it was running great, however, all of a sudden at top speed I heard this horrible screeching sound and than it stopped I wondered in amazement and headed back to the dock and it started again.
Well to make a long story short I forgot to put the torque washer on and well I neatly ground a total of about 1/4 of an inch the lower unit housing and the shirt of the prop. So there is now with the torque washer on there is a 3/8 inch gap between the prop and the lower unit housing.
Everything is fine except for the gap where over and under-lapping skirts meet, if I put my after market prop on there is no gap but it is missing a blade and is going to be sent in to get fixed.
Will using it with a gap ruin anything? Does it matter if some exhaust goes out that way instead of all out the back of the prop. I don't think water will go in there due to the torpedo shape of the lower unit but I may be wrong and that is what I am asking you guys here on the forum.
Any help will be appreciated...
