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Oil & some water leaking from front of prop?
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<blockquote data-quote="DaveInGA" data-source="post: 163257" data-attributes="member: 166"><p>I finally bought a cherry picker and removed my 86 Merc 75 HP from the back of the boat. While on the boat, the original owner had a very long transom saver, holding the engine and propeller at an angle that would have prevented any leakage of the prop area due to simple gravity. (See pics in my boat resto post, link in my sig.)</p><p></p><p>When I removed the motor from the boat and it became vertical, the front of the prop first leaked some clear water, then some very black, dirty oil. </p><p></p><p>When I drained the lower unit, I saw no water/milkiness in the lower unit oil. However, this has got me thinking there's a problem with the prop area, perhaps a seal of some sort. </p><p></p><p>Anyone have any ideas?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaveInGA, post: 163257, member: 166"] I finally bought a cherry picker and removed my 86 Merc 75 HP from the back of the boat. While on the boat, the original owner had a very long transom saver, holding the engine and propeller at an angle that would have prevented any leakage of the prop area due to simple gravity. (See pics in my boat resto post, link in my sig.) When I removed the motor from the boat and it became vertical, the front of the prop first leaked some clear water, then some very black, dirty oil. When I drained the lower unit, I saw no water/milkiness in the lower unit oil. However, this has got me thinking there's a problem with the prop area, perhaps a seal of some sort. Anyone have any ideas? [/QUOTE]
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