Cricket Too
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- May 14, 2003
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Hey, had my L/U re-sealed in April by a reputable OMC/Bomby shop. When I got it back, they had replaced my old style slotted screw head fill and rain plugs with the 4mm allen head plugs....no big deal, I actually like them better.
When I went to fill it up, I opened the drain plug and some parts washer/cleaner came out, so I let it drain for a while and filled it up with run of the mill L/U oil that I had laying around, just to rinse it out fully and drained that out.
Then I filled it with Bomby HPF L/U fluid and used new nylon washers on the fill and drain plugs, and snugged them up with the little allen wrench and used it all season.
I pulled the boat a few days ago and drained the L/U to replace the fluid for the winter, and light green milkshake came out!!!!
Now I had been running it on muffs, in gear, for about 10 minutes, just to churn the oil up a bit so it would drain easier, as it was about 40 degrees outside.
So I guess my question (which I think I already know the answer to) is should HPF or any fluid come out looking the way it went in, or will it always be somewhat different looking? I always thought that it should come out either the same as it went in or slightly darker from heat, but it seems like what I have always gotten out, is milky. Is it at all normal for L/U fluid to have a churned up milky look, or is that a definite sign of water intrusion?
I have already spoken to the shop about it and they are going to pressure test it in the spring. But it is still bothering me. Having the re-seal the L/U was not cheap. I know that I used new nylon washers and had them tightened enough, and not overtightened.
Also I should add that my L/U has been sitting submerged in the water for the last month or so, due to freezing temperatures here and not wanting to have the L/U freeze. But it seems to me a properly sealed L/U shouldn't let any water in under any circumstances.
Thanks.
When I went to fill it up, I opened the drain plug and some parts washer/cleaner came out, so I let it drain for a while and filled it up with run of the mill L/U oil that I had laying around, just to rinse it out fully and drained that out.
Then I filled it with Bomby HPF L/U fluid and used new nylon washers on the fill and drain plugs, and snugged them up with the little allen wrench and used it all season.
I pulled the boat a few days ago and drained the L/U to replace the fluid for the winter, and light green milkshake came out!!!!
Now I had been running it on muffs, in gear, for about 10 minutes, just to churn the oil up a bit so it would drain easier, as it was about 40 degrees outside.
So I guess my question (which I think I already know the answer to) is should HPF or any fluid come out looking the way it went in, or will it always be somewhat different looking? I always thought that it should come out either the same as it went in or slightly darker from heat, but it seems like what I have always gotten out, is milky. Is it at all normal for L/U fluid to have a churned up milky look, or is that a definite sign of water intrusion?
I have already spoken to the shop about it and they are going to pressure test it in the spring. But it is still bothering me. Having the re-seal the L/U was not cheap. I know that I used new nylon washers and had them tightened enough, and not overtightened.
Also I should add that my L/U has been sitting submerged in the water for the last month or so, due to freezing temperatures here and not wanting to have the L/U freeze. But it seems to me a properly sealed L/U shouldn't let any water in under any circumstances.
Thanks.
