So I have this leak in my engine: Its 'peeing' water out of the side and I used silicone to plug the hole but its not holding. Im thinking of welding it but Im not sure yet. Its weird cause when I did have it plugged with silicone the lower unit was smoking real bad. I think I may have got some extra down in the hole and it was just burning it off....i hope so.

Any suggestions to how I should plug it?

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for those who dont know im joking....lighten up.

Have you thought about JB Weld??  That stuff is awesome on metal.  I fixed a gas tank on a car once.. with it still leaking gas.... held for the 8 yrs. I had the car anyway.

Exactly what do you mean by I've got a leak in my engine.  Where is the leak at, can you provide a picture?

Funny stuff Hale.  Folks, read the fine print in his post.

Water, peeing out of the side of the engine,lol.

Are you the guy that uses the drawer on his d: drive as a coffee holder? lol

While I'm here, I have an issue with an old shimano reel, every time I get a nice fish, it makes a gear ripping sound, just terrible, and I'm sure the reel is failing because when it's a BIG one, the line still comes off the spool.  Any suggestions other than "buy a pflueger?"

oh man.....lol

Lucky for you there is a real simple fix for your motor leak. Just turn off the key, it works every time.

Ronnie

While I'm here, I have an issue with an old shimano reel, every time I get a nice fish, it makes a gear ripping sound, just terrible, and I'm sure the reel is failing because when it's a BIG one, the line still comes off the spool.  Any suggestions other than "buy a pflueger?"

oh man.....lol

That was Shimano's first attempt at a he-man drag system instead of the pansy-wansy drag system they have now.  I think they called it the gear tooth chatter system.  When the guts of old Shimano's  flexed due to any decent fish putting up a fight, the gear shafts flexed allowing the gear teeth to disengage.  Not a popular system.

Try this as a cure.

You could put the reel on a loomis rod.  The rod will snap long before the gears strip, you can be assured.  

                 

While I'm here, I have an issue with an old shimano reel, every time I get a nice fish, it makes a gear ripping sound, just terrible, and I'm sure the reel is failing because when it's a BIG one, the line still comes off the spool. Any suggestions other than "buy a pflueger?"

That was Shimano's first attempt at a he-man drag system instead of the pansy-wansy drag system they have now.  I think they called it the gear tooth chatter system.  When the guts of old Shimano's  flexed due to any decent fish putting up a fight, the gear shafts flexed allowing the gear teeth to disengage.  Not a popular system.

Try this as a cure.

You could put the reel on a loomis rod.  The rod will snap long before the gears strip, you can be assured.              

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