J125 hp Water from Sprk plug area?

[Magicman5269]

Fired up an 72 Johnson 125hp and I noticed water coming from the spark plug area. After removing the spark plug wire & plug, I notice there's a gasket behind the plate. I'm only guessing that the gasket done went bad on me.. Am I correct in saying this? What is the technical name for the gasket? I want to order one over the internet. My brother-inlaw (who put the engine on my boat for me) don't beleive the water should be coming thru this area. Is he correct? Is this engine any good?

 

[DJ]

Re: J125 hp Water from Sprk plug area?

You should not have water there.<br /><br />The plate you are referring to is the water jacket cover. There is ne on each head.

 

[Magicman5269]

Re: J125 hp Water from Sprk plug area?

DJ,<br /><br />I thought that would be weird, but I do.... You can see the cardboard of the gasket in the spark plug area. (If u look in the hole, the gasket seems skewed out of place. does the water come thru that area to keep the engine cool?

 

[DJ]

Re: J125 hp Water from Sprk plug area?

Magic,<br /><br />You have a head gasket and a water jacket gasket. The spark plug should be no where near the head gasket, so lets rule that one out.<br /><br />The water jacket comes very close to the spark plug. There is a lot of heat there. I think the gasket may have popped or was not installed correctly.<br /><br />At this point, it's a nuisance because it keeps getting the plug wet. However, if it really pops, you'll have no way of knowing until the engine overheats.<br /><br />It's a simple repair and the gasket is proabably less than $10.00.