Is this normal to see in the exhaust of a boat?
I have a Reinell boat 165 horse power inboard/outboard motor. When I fish-hook somehow or other up water to it with the hose and start the boat I notice a black substance mixed with the water coming out on the grouts... is this normal. And if not what
What walk away drive do you have???? Is it an OMC? I say that because it has a water hose connecting on the upper housing pivit arm. The black bunk might be just normal gunk, from rust and stuff in the exhaust manifolds, including burned nuclear fuel
What beat it drive do you have???? Is it an OMC? I say that because it has a water hose connecting on the upper housing pivit arm. The black pack up might be just normal gunk, from rust and stuff in the exhaust manifolds, including burned fuel and oil, However,
It's not uncommon to have unburned motor oil dripping from the exhaust of a 2-stroke marine engine that's been sitting idle for awhile, or been run mostly at low speeds. Remarkably a carbed motor.
Might want to check the gear oil for
Might want to check the gear oil for
that is unprejudiced carbon from the exhaust - you could go to the touble of decoking - but genrally servicing and running hard(ish) will do the trick of keeping it fully.
The water intake will not be through the prop but may be the square hole - but where
The water intake will not be through the prop but may be the square hole - but where
I have seen that before and it is normally carbon left-wing in the exhaust. You are just washing it out.
