V drive question

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Vent tube....what vent tube? My 10 degree Casale does not have a vent tube. I fill it until the oil starts to flow from the lower drain hole and stop. Put the plugs back in and I'm done. Can't say I've seen many boats at the races with vent tubes on the v-drives.

[GofastRacer]

Fired Up:
Vent tube....what vent tube? My 10 degree Casale does not have a vent tube. I fill it until the oil starts to flow from the lower drain hole and stop. Put the plugs back in and I'm done. Can't say I've seen many boats at the races with vent tubes on the v-drives. Don't you have one of these?.
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/12Vent_1.jpg[/img]
Or one like this!..
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/12Vent_2.jpg[/img]

[BGMAN203]

I think they mean you second pic
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/12Vent_2.jpg[/img]

[GofastRacer]

I would think one or the other!, got to have a breather!..

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126driver:
rrrr:
Thanks, you old curmudgeon flattie fliers. I think he's talking to you Bob. wink He can't be talking about me...I'm just a young pup....yeah, right pig_flyi

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Stab-n-Steer:
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If the v-drive isn't vented it will puke oil out of one of the seals. Happen to me, input shaft seal folded out and leaked Redline all over everything. At least Redline smells better than good 'ol 90W... Before Redline my boat smelled like a parking lot outside a biker bar...
S&S S&S...Oil isn't the only thing one can smell outside a biker bar.

[Fired Up]

Nope. Neither look familiar. I'll go check again tomorrow after work though. I know there is no vent tube like the lower photo on the front cap.

[GofastRacer]

rrrr:
My v drive had a cute little flip top lube filler. It allowed gear oil to leak out all over the boat, so I have replaced it with a 3/8" pipe plug. Is this gonna work OK? I don't know if the drive has to be vented. If you had one of these on there and no vent on the top cap, it will blow oil out because it's acting as a vent also, I had one of those before and it puked oil, I put a vented cap on, no more mess!. Now, you plugged it up and if you don't have a vent, you will probably blow a seal!. eek!
[img]http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/12Filler_Cap.jpg[/img]

[Sangster]

Quote..."Now, you plugged it up and if you don't have a vent, you will probably blow a seal!."
Lets leave his sex life out of it..... eek! eek!

[Fired Up]

Lets keep it clean here and not do anything to marine animals...