On Sunday 24 October 2004 9:52 pm in rec.boats Mr Wizzard wrote:

So final update! Decided to see if I could the powerhead
seperated., and sure enough, came apart pretty easily.
Sure 'nuff, crankshaft seal toast. All "oozing" muck and such.
There is an intermeadiate seal that kinda protects the lower
seal, and that looked like it failed too, and there is a watery
grey ooze all up around the crankshaft seal, and the part of the
lip of the crankshaft seal itself is oozing some bubbly **** out
of the crankcase (which I have to assume is trapped something).
close up pics to follow, but there you have it folks, mystery solved!

Why did that seal fail ?
Check for side play in the bearings allowing the shaft to
rattle around in the seals.
Probably a good idea to change the bearings while you have
it apart anyway.


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