Patent ID: 6634913
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: F01L,F01M,F01P,F02B,F02F

Abstract:
An outboard motor comprising a housing unit adapted to be mounted on an associated watercraft, an internal combustion engine defining a first exhaust passage and a first lubricant passage, the first exhaust passage generally extending on a first side of the outboard motor, the first lubricant passage generally extending on a second side of the outboard motor opposite to the first side, a support member coupled with the housing unit to support the engine above the housing unit, an exhaust conduit depending from the support member within the housing unit, the support member defining a second exhaust passage connecting the exhaust conduit with the first exhaust passage, the second exhaust passage generally extending on the first side, and a lubricant reservoir depending from the support member within the housing unit, the support member defining a second lubricant passage connecting the lubricant reservoir with the first lubricant passage, the second lubricant passage generally extending on the second side, the engine and the support member together defining a first coolant passage extending in the vicinity of the first and second exhaust passages, either the engine or the support member defining a second coolant passage extending from the first coolant passage toward a location in the vicinity of either the first or second lubricant passage.