Well since your pad is only a few miles away from Sundance and Foxes, I doubt a drive shower would be of much value anyway!
I think I read that the top cap of a drive under longer driving runs could top 200 degrees. Since the oil in the drive will thin when it heats up, it provides less potential lubercation and adherence to the gears. Gear oil is designed to be thick so it adheres better and longer than a thinner viscosity.
My .01 and humble opinion anyway....
[ December 11, 2002, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: rivercrazy ]
i totally agree with rd and have done some testing on this matter ie: hanging off the back of the boat at speeds just to see how good they work.the few i had not very good.one thing that is rough on a drive is there is not very much oil in a drive and it get used up pretty quick under extreme conditions.
I was unaware this topic would open up such a big can of worms. Thanks for all the tips. I was pretty sure I didn't need a shower, but they do look cool and I'm sure it won't hurt anything
Ian:
I'm sure it won't hurt anythingWell there you go then.wink
NO WORMS HERE.............we are all just learning something new.... that's just the way things get discussed!
ALL IN GOOD FUN, GUYS.
NOW WHERE DID MY DARNED AVATAR GO, AGAIN????
[ December 12, 2002, 08:04 AM: Message edited by: steve@kps ]
Its all good in the hood RD. How many hours on the rebuilt Bravo do you have?
[QUOTE]Originally posted by RiverDave:
[QB][QUOTE]Originally posted by rivercrazy:
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Dave, I sincerely don't want to sound like a smart ass here but how do we know the engineers didn't take this into account and run tighter clearances on the gears? Maybe it's bad to keep that oil "thick." wink
After logging 360+ fairly hard hours on a Bravo with 385HP I can tell you that it runs fine. (By hard I mean lots of starting and stopping)
[ December 12, 2002, 09:00 AM: Message edited by: rivercrazy ]
POOR IAN, he's probably sittin' there thinking....damn, why did i start this threadj/k LOL
sorry, IAN, i just had too...
[ December 12, 2002, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: steve@kps ]
Just giving ya some crap RD. All in good fun. Someday I will probably also need to have something replaced on an outdrive due to where we boat most often...
Damn strait! Hats are cheap. O/D's are NOT
The outdrive fell off my boat... guess I don't need a drive shower now.
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