DukesFin
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2005
- Messages
- 500
Well, it's like falling off a bike: Once I got greasy, the skills came back like I was taking the transaxle off my '69 VW Beetle...<br /><br />The intermediate housing is off, the drive shaft removed, steering shaft off, etc, etc, etc...<br /><br />For those of you that read a previous post, all of this was due to oil/water in the bilge, not coming from the engine as the oil level in the engine has not dropped.<br /><br />Once I had the intermediate housing off, I saw NO OILY RESIDUE in the forward "cavity" where it bolts to the bell housing. I was hoping a bunch of oil and water would pour out when I took it off. Instead, I can NOW see a drop of oil coming from the base of the bell housing.<br /><br />You learn somthing new every day! Now, when my intermediate housing seal kit and my seal driving kit come in, I think they will sit where they are until I can pull the motor and replace the rear seal in the motor. <br /><br />Good thing it's fall or I'd be really mad!!!! (Not really - it's hard to get me mad.)<br /><br />I didn't realize how much I had missed being a grease monkey though!<br /><br />A little voice in my head keeps whispering, re-do the transom, put a bracket on and a 250 hp Evinrude E-Tech in!<br /><br />Nah - I'd rather tool around with a REAL motor!!!
