G
GDBrown
Harvey marine on tv hwy is a certified merc. dealer and has a parts dept.
It looks like you've got a handle on it. Just don't let the boat become a hole in the water that you throw money into all the time.
Boats are money holes hopefully the money goes to important stuff.
I have heard of this self fixing leak thing before it all stems from not having anything to leak out.
GD if you need help working on your boat i too am in hillsboro and dont mind lending a hand when I can I am not a boat mechanic but have never needed a mechanic in my life. Just some manuals or the occasional wiring digram. Those shmucks at harveys really put the screws to a guy I asked what they would charge to balance my carbs and the guy couldn't give me a straight answer first he said 95 min one hour charge and then maybe two hundred if my oil injector needed tuning and before I hung up he was talking motor rebuild, and all it really needed was plugs.
No, i changed the lower unit oil. It looked good.
I took out the lower screw, then the upper screw, drained oil.
I squeezed oil from the tube into the lower hole until oil came out the top hole, put in the top screw, then the bottom screw (if'n i remember right). That was 2 years ago.
:lol::lol::lol::lol:
give me a call.... 503-740-5472, i can track leaks and also pressure test that lower, you may have a hardened carrier or prop seal that leaked after the initial restart, the only special tool you need to do a reseal is a carrier nut socket, everything else is accessible with standard tools. and 250 for a reseal is actually a touch high if it doesn't include the parts, a complete water pump kit, and a new retainer nut.
what motor are we talking about here,
FYI i carry Sierra, mallory, and Pro Marine Aftermarket components and have full access to Factory merc, yamaha, and OMC/BMC parts and accessories.
and OFF meembers get comercial rates for parts and labor
it takes a few more parts and piecesthanjust the adaptor for the water jacket, and housing, butgood news isthat merc made retrofit kits.... ill see if i can track down a PN andbreak it down tothe exactet piecsyou need as i know the kit is NLA