"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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While winterizing my Johnson 15 hp outboard yesterday, I noticed water
coming from a place that I didn't recall it coming from last time I did
this. That was 4 years ago - the dealer's done it in the intervening
years. Here's a pictu

http://photobucket.com/albums/c197/a...t=Motor_02.jpg

Look in the red circle. Is that normal? When the boat's in the water, I
get quite a bit of spray from that spot, aimed forward at the transom.
Meanwhile, the drive unit grease looked perfect - almost the same color as
the new stuff.


Looks like maybe the seal for the water tube up the leg is leaking. If it
is like a Mariner / Yamaha there is a water tube that goes from the power
head to the water pump and on top of the water pump is a rubber donut type
seal that the tube goes in to, or there could be a leak in the tube. Might
be time to pull the foot and check the impeller and look at the seals.