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May 5, 2017 at 5:28 am
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Those aren’t drain holes which have been welded up. That area should be smooth as the gears are on the other side.
Have you had the gearcase apart? There might be signs of something letting loose in the past.
If I remember correctly, the hole near the prop in your first photo is the drain I was referring to earlier. The hole in the second photo isn’t a drain but was possibly used by a fixture in the factory for machining purposes.