Water Leak 140 merc 1986 please help!!!!!!!!!!

[port jeff boater]

new problem now guys.. please help . ok i got the beauty of a wench running.. when she finally turned over i noticed that there was a sudden gush of water that came out of what i believe to be where the starter goes into the engine. after about 3 seconds. no water came out. i then noticed when i gave it throttle(this is all on the trailer with muffs attached)water shooting out in the same vicinity. it did that for another few seconds. then stopped.. i do not notice it anymore but am concerned with why water would be coming out of that spot. please let me know what it could be and if thats normal. i dont remember that happening the last few years but really never looked for it. this year was the first year i actually had someone help me out so i was looking at the engine compartment while they turned the key.. thanks for all the great help.

 

[skeffer]

Re: Water Leak 140 merc 1986 please help!!!!!!!!!!

Don't know if this helps but I have a merc 470 78 model and I have a small hose it that area tha looks like it sit behind the starter so may be a hose shooting out around it or on it so that it looks like the starter leaking

 

[port jeff boater]

Re: Water Leak 140 merc 1986 please help!!!!!!!!!!

i was advised it might be freeze plugs.. any ideas and can this be fixed without taking the engine out of the boat? thanks

 

[skeffer]

Re: Water Leak 140 merc 1986 please help!!!!!!!!!!

Could be plugs. Don't know if it can be done in the boat do not know what kinda room to work.

 

[Wart T]

Re: Water Leak 140 merc 1986 please help!!!!!!!!!!

Probably just filled the bellhousing with water somehow and it threw it all out. Has it stopped?

 

[texomatom]

Re: Water Leak 140 merc 1986 please help!!!!!!!!!!

There is a block drain and a riser drain in that general vicinity.<br />Could the drain plugs have been removed?<br /><br />Tom

 

[port jeff boater]

Re: Water Leak 140 merc 1986 please help!!!!!!!!!!

i dont know what to even look for texomatom.. old bald fat guy.. it did stop but again im on land with muffs on

 

[port jeff boater]

Re: Water Leak 140 merc 1986 please help!!!!!!!!!!

i winterized it and did not take out any drain plugs.. why would the bell housing fill with water? and how does it come out?