DiverGuy
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- Apr 29, 2019
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- Boat Info
- 2002 Sea Ray Sundeck 220
- Engines
- 2002 Mercruiser 5.0 MPI Alpha One Gen II
I have a 2002 Sea Ray 220 SD with Mercruiser 5.0 MPI with Alpha One Gen II drive. I have a leak that I'm having trouble spotting. I have removed the bulkhead surrounding the engine underneath the hatch, and the divider wall between the engine and the battery. I still can't spot it.
It isn't a seeping leak. It's a steady drain that sounds like it is going straight into the water in the bottom of the bilge, as opposed to running down the side of the transom. Sounds kinda like there is a small child back there peeing into my bilge. It sounds like it's closer to the transom and seems like it's closer to the starboard side than the port side. It's bad enough that my bilge pump kicks on about every 10 minutes. It sounds like there is a drain plug left open. This motor has the single point drain system. I can see where there are two drain lines on each side with hoses attached (one on the block and one on the exhaust per side) and the hoses run up to the drain point at the front. It doesn't leak while running on the flush kit, only when in the water. From the outside, the bellows look to be in good shape. I was out on the boat last weekend and tried to spot it, but forgot to bring a mirror with me to try to get a better view.
I've done a lot of searching on this site and others about leaks, but can't find anything that really sounds like what I've got happening. Any of you guys who know your way around the bottom of these engines have an idea what it might be?
It isn't a seeping leak. It's a steady drain that sounds like it is going straight into the water in the bottom of the bilge, as opposed to running down the side of the transom. Sounds kinda like there is a small child back there peeing into my bilge. It sounds like it's closer to the transom and seems like it's closer to the starboard side than the port side. It's bad enough that my bilge pump kicks on about every 10 minutes. It sounds like there is a drain plug left open. This motor has the single point drain system. I can see where there are two drain lines on each side with hoses attached (one on the block and one on the exhaust per side) and the hoses run up to the drain point at the front. It doesn't leak while running on the flush kit, only when in the water. From the outside, the bellows look to be in good shape. I was out on the boat last weekend and tried to spot it, but forgot to bring a mirror with me to try to get a better view.
I've done a lot of searching on this site and others about leaks, but can't find anything that really sounds like what I've got happening. Any of you guys who know your way around the bottom of these engines have an idea what it might be?
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