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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Location: South, Ga/North Fl
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 Hot lower unit on prodrive? The other day when we were teal hunting, I noticed when we pulled up at the blind and I trimmed my motor out of the water, the gear box part of the lower unit was steaming, I put my hand on it and it wasn't scalding hot, but it was pretty warm.. And yes, Lu oil has been recently changed, seals are good, and everything is greased, any suggestions? I know differentials in trucks get hot so maybe this is normal and it was the first time I've noticed it.
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| Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:59 pm |
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naj
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Location: Larose, Louisiana
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? 413 hours on mine and I never touched the knuckle.
You have me curious now. I will definitely touch mine after the 40 minute run to the camp. Will report back findings if I remember.
And if I burn myself its your fault.
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Location: South, Ga/North Fl
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? haha sounds good!  it shouldnt be that hot cause the spray keeps it cool, but it was damn sure warm which had me wondering.....
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latravcha
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? I have noticed the same thing on mine when making long runs or if I have been in deep mud for a while. I have never noticed steam though. I just played it of that while gears are spinning they produce heat and warm the oil in the LU causing the housing to heat up.
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Will
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Truck diffs usually range 180-220 degrees normal op temp. If youre not hearing a bearing screaming or nothing, prob nothin to worry about.
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Location: South, Ga/North Fl
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Well I'm just gonna run the piss out of it
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bmartina
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? You gonna bring it back down here to heat it up
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Hell yea heat it up pulling some of them gator tails out of that Appalach mud
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bmartina
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Lol got a long way to go before that
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bayouboy
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Hell make the most of it! bring you some eggs and bacon to the blind!
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Hell yea! And a skeg!
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JLACOUR
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Speaking of skegs.... I'm still waiting!! 
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? im about due for one also, what did you tell me on the phone? 20 dollars for that thing?
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Buddy
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive?
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bmartina
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Hahaha ahh the truth comes out
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JLACOUR
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? That troll motor is pretty funny lol
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Weren't we all stuck?? That gator tail would have been stuck where I was too! That shit was hard haha
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Was this the time when all 3 of us were stuck?
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Damn buddy!! You supposed to be on my side!
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Buddy
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? No all three boats weren't stuck...
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krogers
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive?
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Buddy
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Yea that is in Apalach.
The ole boy in the back of the boat is Northfloridafowler...and the was the "CAPTAIN".!
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bmartina
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Chad where you , and the Gtr behind my truck at the moment has walked the dog in all that stuff
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? Where my boat was sitting was harder than concrete the motor wouldn't even trim down hence the picture
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Will
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? The dude trying to push your boat, his heels are out of the water, you dry docked that mo fo.
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banded-mallard
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive?
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NORTHFLORIDAFOWLER
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? I wasn't ready to push! Idk what the fuck he was doing haha
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bmartina
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Re: Hot lower unit on prodrive? He was trying to shove the bow around , it's pretty obvious the rope wasn't long enough
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