Lou C
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Well you're on to something. That can leak on the back side of the pivot housing, or between the pivot housing and the drive. If between the drive and the pivot housing, it could be that irregularly shaped o ring that fits in the pivot housing. I use some Evinrude triple guard grease to keep that in place when I re-install the drive (the OMC Cobra uses a gasket between the drive and the pivot housing in addition to that same o ring, the Volvo does not, they only used the o ring). It is possible for it to slip out of place and not seal properly. On the back side of the pivot housing, it can leak where the hose connects to the plastic fitting, the plastic fitting could be cracked, or the o-ring on the plastic fitting could have slipped out of place...See which side of the pivot the water is coming from.....
BTW, my 30 year old Cobra, still has the original fitting, believe it or not. Bought a few as spares....
BTW, my 30 year old Cobra, still has the original fitting, believe it or not. Bought a few as spares....