hudsonoffice
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I have a 1995 Sundancer 330 with V drives that I noticed yesterday has red fluid in the bilge water. I could not see anything obvious from top side and fluids look full. Any common issues for leaks I should start with?
95 330 Fluid leak
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Alegria
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Red fluid I suspect is transmission fluid. Check your V drives and if they are OK wedge yourself under the hatch and check the level of your trim tab pump, that has the same fluid in it.
Have someone work the tabs up and down and look for leaks. The pump is on the rear wall of the engine room right above the rear lower bilge sump, so that would be my first guess on where that fluid is coming from.
Have someone work the tabs up and down and look for leaks. The pump is on the rear wall of the engine room right above the rear lower bilge sump, so that would be my first guess on where that fluid is coming from.
- Apr 26, 2009
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- Boat Info
- '97 330 Sundancer, Raymarine C80 suite with radar, Mercury 310 Hypalon w/8hp Yammie 2stk
- Engines
- 2X 454 carbs w/ vDrives
Check that the transmission dip sticks are screwed in fully. Unlike your engine they need to be screwed in and the transmission operates under pressure. So if they are not tight, oil is pushed out the dipsticks.
murf 1
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- Jan 18, 2011
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- Boat Info
- 03 240 sundancer, 2007 280 dancer, 2005 320
- Engines
- 5.0 mercruiser w/ bravo III , twin .5.0 now 6.2 mpi merc,'s
If you have zf marine transmissions it could be leaking from the top cap where the filter is,
it may not be installed properly. 6mm allen socket or wrench.
it may not be installed properly. 6mm allen socket or wrench.
