I own a bayfield with the Vire engine and am looking to exchange information with Vire7 owners where-ever I can find them. My Vire 7 runs reasonably well although I think I should pull it out and redo the gasket between the crankcase and gearbox as it leaks a little. I was particularly interested in the cloudy yellow color of the gearbox oil. As my engine is modified to a pully driven water pump I no longer have to concern myself with water intrusion to the gearbox. That being said what could cause the gearbox oil to look like that? Is it a normal condition resulting from viscosity breakdown? I do not know if it is something I should be worried about. I use zinc pencils inserted through a rubber bung in place of the zinc frost plugs, works great and replacing is a 2 minute job that I do about every three or four months.
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