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what oil to use
Just finished my first weekend of boating. Woo hoo. Lots of fun.
Maneuvering around the marina is a lot harder than it looks though. I don't think the brakes on my boat work. I need to change the oil in both the motor and outdrive. The previous owner said he used synthetic. I've always run conventional oil in all my machines, mostly cars and motorcycles with the practice of changing the oil frequently. This practice has never failed. With the cost of synthetic, I'd rather stick with conventional. The motor is a 350. I was planning on using 10-40. Any problems with this? Any other recommendations? OMC Cobra outdrive. I have no idea what oil to use in this or how much? Any problems either with the motor or outdrive going from synthetic back to conventional? The only problem I've experienced with the boat is that shifting between foward, neutral, and reverse is a little bit harsh. I'm not sure if that is normal since I've never driven any other boat before and have nothing to compare it too. It goes into gear okay, but you have to use a fair amount of force to do so. Boat is an '89 Dynasty runabout. |