Water from weep holes

Bababouy

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Just did my first impeller/gimbal bearing/bellows job on my '06 Bayliner 175. When I ran it on the muffs today I noticed some water trickling out of the weep holes on either side of the drive that are positioned towards the front of the sterndrive about an inch below the parting line. A little more was flowing from the starboard side then the port side as well as the normal flow of water exiting from the transom plate.
I am now thinking this is normal water flow from the exhaust, but I did not wait for the temperature to build as I was concerned that something was amiss at the time. Is this correct or is there something wrong possibly?
 

thumpar

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Take a pic to show where you are talking about. Water should only come out the transom (idle relief ports) or the prop.
 

achris

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One each side. Normal to see water coming out of these. They are drain holes, so water isn't trapped in the drive, leading to freeze and corrosion damage.

Chris........
 
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thumpar

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OK, I was thinking the parting line as the bellhousing to drive.
 
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