Reply To: 1963 Evinrude oil leak

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The oil does seem to be coming out of the exhaust port but it feels like more than residue. After running it for a few mins the top of the water is covered. It’s odd that it’s brand new oil but it looks black in the water though. Could I be wrong about residue?

I did burn up the first impeller so I think the water is high enough now. I changed the spaghetti seal and used marine sealant all the way around tha casing. It did seem smooth, I didn’t notice visible cracks.

One odd thing was the new shifter bushing didn’t seat flush with the housing and I feel like the old one did. I hit it so hard I indented it so it seemed in all the way.

The pressure test is a great idea though. Thanks for that guys!

The carb is also eating gas. I rebuilt it and noticed the high speed needle is a bull nose? The schematics show it pointy.  and it didn’t seem to close the port when adjusted all the way in. The low speed was pointy and seemed fine. Could this be why?

Thanks again!