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November 22, 2020 at 12:32 am
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Most of them are plugged. You could lay the motor down on it’s backside to drain the cavity before standing it up for winter storage.
Be carefull what you do if it is not draining properly. I ruined a good 30 hp. johnson by carrying it with the power head aiming down going down a flite of steps. The hole was plugged and the water trapped in lower unit ran in a open port of the cylinder and over the time it was stored seized the motor.