JamesT
Active Member
Hi all. So I suspected a water leak in my starboard POD and sent a fluid sample to the lab which tested positive for 10% water by volume in the gear lube. I called Cummins to request an emergency repair and had the boat short hauled for Cummins who sent two A team roadies to come after hours this past season to pull the POD apart and reseal all connections. They arrived at about 5pm and finished the job by 9pm. I was there for the whole surgery and was very impressed. They pulled the entire lower unit off the boat and did the whole repair in the parking lot of Marine Max in NJ. They dismantled the POD all the way down to the gears, carrying the gears dripping with lube oil to their truck and doing their magic. It was pretty amazing. The repair was done early July and after about 150 hours of use since then all is still great. Just posting a few photos. The first photo is the milky discharge from the gear lube drain. We drained the port POD too and port drained with no milk whatsoever...