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Hello All! First time poster here!
I have a 1989 OMC 4.3L with Cobra drive.
I pulled the oil dipstick and found milky oil on it. After my initial panic I drained the water/oil milkshake from the engine and am prepping to clean up the inside with a few oil changes and some seafoam. I inspected the engine as best as I could and found no cracks on the exhaust manifolds or under the intake on the block. I am pretty sure this is due to the bilge flooding with water during one of 2 incidents. One was during a heavy rain while the boat was tied to the dock up north and my stepdad who had the boat at the time didn't pump out the bilge until the following morning. The 2nd being when the ignition switch was accidentally shut off while driving in rough water with the bow tipped up a bit to smooth the ride. (That one was me :facepalm
The engine gave me no indication of the milky oil and was running perfectly during its last use. It was a couple days after that that I found the milky oil. The starter has also failed since. I'm guessing due to it getting wet as well.
I'm looking at a starter from DB Electric with the reduction gear. I have heard many good things about them but I wanted to see what some of expert folks on here could tell me about them. Also any advice on other things i should be checking/replacing as far as the water/oil situation is concerned. Sorry for the long post but thanks in advance for the help!
I have a 1989 OMC 4.3L with Cobra drive.
I pulled the oil dipstick and found milky oil on it. After my initial panic I drained the water/oil milkshake from the engine and am prepping to clean up the inside with a few oil changes and some seafoam. I inspected the engine as best as I could and found no cracks on the exhaust manifolds or under the intake on the block. I am pretty sure this is due to the bilge flooding with water during one of 2 incidents. One was during a heavy rain while the boat was tied to the dock up north and my stepdad who had the boat at the time didn't pump out the bilge until the following morning. The 2nd being when the ignition switch was accidentally shut off while driving in rough water with the bow tipped up a bit to smooth the ride. (That one was me :facepalm
The engine gave me no indication of the milky oil and was running perfectly during its last use. It was a couple days after that that I found the milky oil. The starter has also failed since. I'm guessing due to it getting wet as well.
I'm looking at a starter from DB Electric with the reduction gear. I have heard many good things about them but I wanted to see what some of expert folks on here could tell me about them. Also any advice on other things i should be checking/replacing as far as the water/oil situation is concerned. Sorry for the long post but thanks in advance for the help!