tdonoughue
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- 2012
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(I think he forgot the bilge plug, not the pump plugs...)
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Got it. My bad!(I think he forgot the bilge plug, not the pump plugs...)
Salt water, worst case scenario. Fingers crossed I make it through the summer, the wife is holding the purse strings tighter by the day. If anything else goes wrong I'm gonna have to get a part-time job.Hopefully you will not answer as you are out running the thing like mad right now. Then: Fresh or salt water?
This shouldn’t affect the bearing, those intermediate bearings are sealed bearings - the grease is only to keep the intermediate seals conditioned. Having said that, it wouldn’t be optimal to have water in there not sure what damage it could do as far as corrosion but the bearing itself shouldn’t be affected. Anyone feel free to correct me but that is how I see it.And the Saga continues... While I was diligently lubing everything I could get my hands on in the engine compartment I pulled off the grease line to the drive shaft bearing and as I was pushing grease through the line water came out. I pushed a little more and light colored grease came followed by what looked like normal grease. Is there any scenario other than bad bearing?? It happened to be on the engine that had the water in the oil also.
I think he said steam coming out of the holes and you read stream. Just confirming.I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe it always happened and you never noticed?
Go run it hard!
Best of luck
Awesome! Congrats!I took it back out and ran it harder with no problems. I had it out for about an hour before the thunderstorms rolled in but everything worked as advertised. I'm hyper aware of everything now, just watching for any signs of damage. I appreciate the advise to calm my nerves.