Transom Leak

[AMMO DAWG]

Hi all, hope everyone is getting some time on the water! I took my 2006 Sea Ray 185 out for the first time with all new bellows and a just rebuilt 3.0 and it didn't go so well. After about an hour babying it as the builder superscribed and my oil pressure dropped to zero, not a great day. In addition I had water coming in somewhere under the engine, it appeared to be running down the shift cable, but pretty hard to tell. My question is since I pulled the engine yet again can I put the outdrive back on launch it and look for the leak since everything is now exposed? Am I missing something obvious. Attached is a picture of where it comes through the transom, is something missing? Not a happy troop, but hopefully I can get back out soon!

 

[Bt Doctur]

Yes, install the drive and retest

 

[Rick Stephens]

Water coming out the shift cable usually means the water passage o-ring isn't seated properly and water from the drive is being forced into the shift slide pocket and up the cable.

 

[tank1949]

I'd be most concerned about 0 oil pressure. You need to get your builder on that asap! Could be a loose sender wire? Pray it is. The water intrusion is definitely from boot area. A lot easier to pull OD than motor.

 

[AMMO DAWG]

It's oil pressure for sure, engine temp went up and I could hear knocking, shut it down immediately. When I restarted I could hear it dragging and a knocking sound. I already pulled the motor, it's in the back of my truck going back to the builder.

 

[AMMO DAWG]

Rick, when you say water out of the shift cable do you mean up by the linkage and actually coming out of the cable itself, what I observed was water dripping off the outside sheathing near the transom, I could also see it when we were parked and just floating.

 

[Rick Stephens]

Rick, when you say water out of the shift cable do you mean up by the linkage and actually coming out of the cable itself, what I observed was water dripping off the outside sheathing near the transom, I could also see it when we were parked and just floating.

Yup, I read you wrong. And yeah, with the motor out you can reinstall the drive and dunk it. As long as the Y pipe is there you won't sink.

 

[achris]

99% likely that if you saw water around the OUTSIDE of the shift cable at that point, it's the shift cable bellows.

Chris............