Need info on OMC 200

[jeff13601]

Re: Need info on OMC 200

You may not need much of anything. Give her a good tuneup and see how the motor is. I would think the bellows have dryrotted by now. Loosen the fill screw on the bottom of the outdrive and see how the fluid looks. Do a compression test before the tuneup and see what condition the pistons, rings and valves are in

 

[joemamma_222]

Re: Need info on OMC 200

Can you explain Bellows ? Whats that your referring to ? I'm new to I/O's.....

 

[jeff13601]

Re: Need info on OMC 200

The bellows are the rubber tubes coming out of the outdrive. Go back through a lot of posts and you will get all of the info you need. Lift the outdrive and look in and you will see them.

 

[keelhauled]

Re: Need info on OMC 200

OMC Stringer outdrives don't have bellows.<br /><br />Inspect the large rubber boot around your drive. A hole in this could sink your boat. They are known to dryrot and are not terribly expensive to replace.

 

[jeff13601]

Re: Need info on OMC 200

I was stuck on the wrong post. I was thinking merc. Sorry Joe

 

[joemamma_222]

Re: Need info on OMC 200

Ok Guys Another quick question....<br />Drained the Oil and found some water (about 1" in a 5 gal bucket worth) . I noticed on top of the water pump on the engine there's a Plug. Can I hook a Hose directly to this to test run the engine ? I'm guessing the Impeller is/could be rotted and dont trust a Water tank test at this time... If thats not a spot for a garden hose where else can I attach one ? <br />Thanks !<br />PS: Whats the worst that could happen if the impeller fragments on theis first test run ?

 

[joemamma_222]

Re: Need info on OMC 200

Buehler ? Buehler ? I know there's lots of problems and I should be patient !!