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| If this thing has been sitting for a while, and if there is/was any water in the lower unit, the gear lube will not be milky at this point. The water and lube would have separated, with the water being on the bottom, and gear lube "floating" on top of it.
As Steve said, determine where it's leaking from. Take off the prop and inspect if it's coming from the seal. Look at the fill and drain plugs. If it appears to be coming from high up towards the top where the engine housing is, then I'd say you have water in the lower unit, so much that it's pushing the lube out the top. I've seen this a few times, and one resulted in a frozen and cracked gear case.
Either way, I'd get it in a warm environment, and let it thaw, remove the lower drain plug, and see what comes out. | |
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