Transmission oil is not the problem. The tarp hanging under the engine keeps filling up with engine oil, and I keep pumping it out.
-Neal. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Have you determined that this is engine oil from the crankshaft rear > seal or transmission fluid from the tranmission front seal? Is one fluid > level going down? Can you see/smell the difference? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Morel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:47 pm > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Oil leak - Perkins > > At 05:19 PM 2/28/2008, Neal wrote: >>Any comments on how to proceed if there is oil dripping from that hole? >> >>Thanks, >>-Neal. > > Neal, here's something you might try. My Yanmar on a previous boat > started leaking oil from the rear seal, which sounds like your > problem. I tried some "oil seal stop leak". I don't remember the > name, but it was in a can from an auto parts store and stated the > purpose on the can. It didn't seem to work from the hour or two > running out to open water. Then I made a trip down the ICW, with > about 50 or 60 hours running and BINGO, no more leak!!!. I do seem to > recall the instructions said it would take 20 or 30 hours. It's been > almost 4 years and the new owner hasn't had the problem again. > > It's a lot cheaper or easier than tearing things apart to change the seal. > > Rick 'n' Cathy Morel > S/V Valkyrie > http://www.morelr.com/valkyrie > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Absolute safety is a concept promoted by those > without the guts to live in the real world. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Supercharge your AIM. Get the AIM toolbar > <http://download.aim.com/client/aimtoolbar?NCID=aolcmp00300000002586> > for your browser. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.2/1304 - Release Date: 2/29/2008 > 8:18 AM _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
