omc went bang after 20 min.

russman

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(1973 wes craft 19', 307 chev, omc sw-131e outdrive)<br />last weekend went out for first trip to the lake of the year.<br />ran motor 5-10 mins no problem then ran it 20 mins. motor/outdrive went bang, motor stopped wont turn over had to be towed back to ramp.<br /><br />got it home removed the out drive, motor turns over runs fine.<br /><br />out drive locked up cant turn coupler<br />prop turns free, oil still in unit<br /><br />does it sound like the outdrive is cooked?<br />is there anything easy to check to verify this.<br />is it worth repairing?<br /><br />thanks in advance<br /><br />russman
 

Wart T

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Re: omc went bang after 20 min.

Drain the oil see what comes out. Sounds cooked to me.
 

KaGee

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Re: omc went bang after 20 min.

Bet you have water in the upper unit. The only way to isolate is to separate the upper from the lower and drain both. <br /><br />The "bang" though has me concerned, that sounds like a major failure. Hope the casing is ok.
 
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