Mandelon
06-15-2003, 03:42 PM
I want to change my oil. This is a BBC 454. Aluminum pan, with a hose drain on it already.
Obviously I want to warm up the motor so the oil thins and runs out more easily.
I put a tee in for the water intake. One side to the motor and one for a hose stuffed up into the intake grate. Not so far as to hit the impeller though. I checked. I did see the impeller blades are a bit nicked up. :mad:
So I fire it up, and it makes a clatter from the housing where the shaft and the engine meet. I shut it down and checked out what I could see.
Is this the u-joint? Around the thrust bearing it seems to be lubricated well. I see there is a zerc there so I will grease it up tomorrow.
Is this noise a big deal? Can I run the engine for a few minutes? :confused:
Do I need to disconnect the shaft? If so how do I do it? Never had a jet before.
I have never noticed this noise when the boat is in the water. We are leaving Tuesday for Parker.
Obviously I want to warm up the motor so the oil thins and runs out more easily.
I put a tee in for the water intake. One side to the motor and one for a hose stuffed up into the intake grate. Not so far as to hit the impeller though. I checked. I did see the impeller blades are a bit nicked up. :mad:
So I fire it up, and it makes a clatter from the housing where the shaft and the engine meet. I shut it down and checked out what I could see.
Is this the u-joint? Around the thrust bearing it seems to be lubricated well. I see there is a zerc there so I will grease it up tomorrow.
Is this noise a big deal? Can I run the engine for a few minutes? :confused:
Do I need to disconnect the shaft? If so how do I do it? Never had a jet before.
I have never noticed this noise when the boat is in the water. We are leaving Tuesday for Parker.