Re: RDE-18 powerhead to exhaust plate/gaskets

[William Jatzek]

No the holes would have had to be drilled according to the instructions in the POOP hole located in the lower leg on the outside of the engine were the exhaust and water comes out of the engine at idle. Another way to describe would be like you stuck your little finger in the exhaust to give it a rectal exam. It instructed to drill the holes inside the exhaust hole through the wall of the leg to vent the exhaust . If you look straight forward in the above water exhaust there would be a row of 1/4” holes hand drilled if it was modified. That’s why I did not do it.