lower unit ?

I need to replace or fix my lower unit I tryed to find the plate to get the year of the motor but I cant find it is there any outher way to get the year of motor? and what is a L-drive? thank you

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ok found yr of motor.still need to know what is L- drive and Im looking at a used lower unit any suggestion on question I should ask the seller? where should I measure to make sure it fits? Any help would be great thanks alot. mike

Re: lower unit ?

Jakekebo
An L-drive is a sort of weird hybrid experiment that Force did 20 years ago for a few short years. Basically it is a 2 stroke outboard power head mounting inboard of the boat. However it drives straight down through a horizontal transom and finally through what I believe is a regular outboard (right angle) lower unit. The mechanical bit that connects the powerhead to the transom and the lower unit is an odd looking thing.
It gives the appearance of being an inboard/outboard boat from a distance. Apparently it was a troublesome unit and was in production long enough to get the bugs worked out. The other down side is that now due to low production, needed parts are hard to come by.
If you have any pics of your engine and lower unit I would recommend posting a few....seeing is believing and you will get a quicker more informed response.
Good Luck
BP