Re: Breeze tonight, Gale tomorrow?

[Buccaneer]

quote Buccaneer:

quote FrankR:

Fact is, I just don’t know the answer to your drain question without have both in hand. But I wonder–did either or both of the powerheads have a Woodruff key slot in the lower crankshaft main journal? If it did, that is an oil pump to pump the settled oil up to the top journal for lubrication. Might, maybe get rid of enough puddle drainage as it did so.

Frank, I looked at the one Gale 12 hp power head that had the "lower crank" main cap removed,
and do see a slot of sorts, about 1/2" long, cut horizontally in the crank journal. It appears
that this slot would line up with a hole in the main cap bushing.
Is this the "pump" that you refer to?

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