I have a DP-D1 that "somehow" (see below about the 6k spent last year...may have been man made/crappy mechanic disaster) blew a lower seal, slowly leaked out all the gear lube, and well the rest is a pile of metal shavings.
New ones are 10k. Not happening right now.
Through 'research' I have found that the updated version of this drive was the DP-E.
It has been an impossible nightmare to find a remanufactured outdrive, which I would be more than happy to buy at this point.
So now, providing my intermediate checks out 'ok', I'm considering a "new" upper gear box and "new" lower unit. Doing this will more than likely be about the price of a good remanufactured one as I figure, and yes I realize that "for a few thousand dollars more..." I could have a brand new drive. Unfortunately those few thousand dollars are a bit tight right now as I just had spent over 6k on the same freakin drive last year (new upper because U-joint blew all to hell inside bellows and interior intermediate/bell housing). I am hooked up to a big block via a jackshaft at 1.78:1 ratio.
Which leads me to my questions>>> Having that model, are the upper gear boxes mostly interchangable for the DP drives (obviously not including the later OMC models and high speed ones) more like the DP-S's, DP-C's etc... or any AQ types?
And, on the same note, what lower units would I be able to bolt on to my intermediate bearing housing etc.?
I ask this because finding reconditioned uppers and lowers for this particular DP model is just about as difficult as finding the whole damn drive.
Thanks guys
New ones are 10k. Not happening right now.
Through 'research' I have found that the updated version of this drive was the DP-E.
It has been an impossible nightmare to find a remanufactured outdrive, which I would be more than happy to buy at this point.
So now, providing my intermediate checks out 'ok', I'm considering a "new" upper gear box and "new" lower unit. Doing this will more than likely be about the price of a good remanufactured one as I figure, and yes I realize that "for a few thousand dollars more..." I could have a brand new drive. Unfortunately those few thousand dollars are a bit tight right now as I just had spent over 6k on the same freakin drive last year (new upper because U-joint blew all to hell inside bellows and interior intermediate/bell housing). I am hooked up to a big block via a jackshaft at 1.78:1 ratio.
Which leads me to my questions>>> Having that model, are the upper gear boxes mostly interchangable for the DP drives (obviously not including the later OMC models and high speed ones) more like the DP-S's, DP-C's etc... or any AQ types?
And, on the same note, what lower units would I be able to bolt on to my intermediate bearing housing etc.?
I ask this because finding reconditioned uppers and lowers for this particular DP model is just about as difficult as finding the whole damn drive.
Thanks guys