mercruiser 3.0l inboard

joysticks

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when I turned the blue rubber key shaped screw to let the water out of the engine last winter, it broke. water came out because it had a small hole within it. I don't know how to get the rest of the rubber out of the engine. thanx
 

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Ayuh,.... Donno exactly which fittin' yer talkin' 'bout, but basically, ya remove the fittin' the blue plug is stuck in, 'n use an easy-out or drill or whatever it takes to get the broken plastic out,....

If it's a metal fittin', heat can be used,....
 

joysticks

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It's the drain plug on the side of the engine. I can order a new one but I don't know how to get the rest of the rubber plug that is left in the engine out. I don't think I want to take the fitting out, The rest of the rubber drain plug would normally turn out like a screw but the top the turns it broke.
 
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