new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

[phildo]

model vwb19074a serial 66x12966 the top end looks like brand new my problem is i ran it...ran pretty good pulled it out and seen milky oil coming from the water inlets on the lower unit when i drained it water ran out and i pumped new in till the old cruddy came out
does anyone know if its a gasket or if the gear case is cracked or do i just have to pull it apart and see what i find
does anyone have any other info for this make and model motor
thanks for everyones help
Phil

 

[F_R]

Re: new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

model vwb19074a serial 66x12966 the top end looks like brand new my problem is i ran it...ran pretty good pulled it out and seen milky oil coming from the water inlets on the lower unit when i drained it water ran out and i pumped new in till the old cruddy came out
does anyone know if its a gasket or if the gear case is cracked or do i just have to pull it apart and see what i find
does anyone have any other info for this make and model motor
thanks for everyones help
Phil

It is a 1966 motor, made by Chrysler. Chrysler outboards are no longer made, so parts are where you find them, but they can be found. www.laingsoutboard.com is a good place to look. Here at iboats has a few parts such as water pump impellers. You must have one or more leaking seals in your lower unit.

 

[Capt Ron]

Re: new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

Pull the prop and check for fishing line wrapped around the shaft. This will destroy the prop shaft seals in short order and is the most common cause of a leak.

Capt Ron

 

[phildo]

Re: new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

well i have since replaced all the seals and the gasket in the lower unit <whome ever owned it before knew there was a problem with it there was greased packed in the it> i went to pump new lower unit oil into it and still have the same problem oil coming out of the water inlets ......does this mean the housing is cracked somewhere inside
i dunno what the deal is guess i should have been wairy of buying motors of of craigslist
any help would be appreciated

 

[phildo]

Re: new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

the more i keep reading about older motors they are or are they not supposed to be packed with grease
either way it still bugs be that i cant get it to stop leaking out of the water inlets
thanks alot
Phil

 

[ebentraywick]

Re: new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

i have the same motor but a 15hp its driveing me crazy every time i fix something. a nother parts breaks the next day it runs great but i got it 4. 5 dollars so its worth it

 

[F_R]

Re: new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

the more i keep reading about older motors they are or are they not supposed to be packed with grease
either way it still bugs be that i cant get it to stop leaking out of the water inlets
thanks alot
Phil

Are you sure it isn't cooling water mixed with oil from the exhaust? That's normal and to be expected.

 

[phildo]

Re: new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

yeah im sure about the oil cause when i pump it in the bottom plug it comes out the water intake spot before it reaches the top valve that i have loose to let the air out as i pump it in from the bottom its kinda driving me nuts the silly seal kit was 45 bucks and doesnt sound like i really needed to change them all if it still lets oil out the water inlets

 

[Capt Ron]

Re: new to motor boating have a 6 hp sea king by wards

yeah im sure about the oil cause when i pump it in the bottom plug it comes out the water intake spot before it reaches the top valve that i have loose to let the air out as i pump it in from the bottom its kinda driving me nuts the silly seal kit was 45 bucks and doesnt sound like i really needed to change them all if it still lets oil out the water inlets

The top (vent) plug should be removed completely as you fill the gearcase through the bottom plug. Even loose you can build up pressure that can force the oil out of the seals.

Capt Ron