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    new engine for old sea-drive?

    would you be able to unbolt the outbaoard part of an omc sea-drive and replace it with a similar outboard engine (keeping the tilt/trim and sea-drive mounting?
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    leaking stbd head gasket 1.6L omc

    lower cylinder gasket puffing. Had shop plane head and replace gasket, but the same thing happened. Bad shop, but what caused this and how can I fix it?
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    20' thermoglass, 1.6L sea-drive...

    where should the cavitation plate be? At present it is 2" below keel, but motor rides low.
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    transom height for sea-drive

    My 1985 1.6L sea=drive has the cav plate mounted an inch below the keel. Boat runs awesome, planes instantly and remains on plane at slow speeds. Motor seems low and almost touching the water. No water inside the cowling. Is this ok? Should it be mounted higher?
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    replacing hydraulic unit for sea-drive

    I removed the tilt-trim unit to replace the leaking seal between transom and unit, now I can't seem to fit the unit back on. Is there a trick to this?
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    bad seal between transom and tilt-trim motor on sea=drive

    I finally put my boat in the water, and water was leaking around the tilt/trim motor. Is it possible to replace a gasket without removing the entire sea-drive?
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    sea drive tilt and trim motor not running

    sea drive tilt and trim motor not running well, I tried jumpering the tnt motor directly to the battery, but nothing! The motor was working fine a few days ago, don't get it! Can it have a bad ground all of a sudden? Should I take the back off the motor to check, or will something pop out at...
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    sea drive tilt/trim

    the sea drive tilt/trim that was on my boat was jury-rigged to a six-pole switch that for the life of me I cannot figure out. There is no junction box. The tilt/trim was working, but after re-wiring the ignition, it did not work. There is just a green wire (down) and a blue wire (up) from the...
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    ignition switch wirirng for 85 1.6L omc sea=drive

    Can anyone help? Had wiring pulled off ignition switch to test, kids untangled it for me!!!! I have a schematic, but its for a 1984, and after working on it for 3 hours, I have tunnel vision! Also, the motor wouldn't shut off (hence wiring check)...I turn switch off, motor would drop in revs...
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