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The upper portion of my outdrive is a SEI with a 1.65 ratio. It's on a 3.0l 4-cyl mercruiser. Alpha 1 Gen 2.
Boat is a 176 Sea Ray.
The upper has gone bad and I think its a bearing because the shaft that comes through the top has a ton of play.
A friend is selling a Mercruiser upper with a 2.0...
Picked up this -100 antifreeze. Wanted to make sure it's safe to use for winterizing.
http://www.recochem.com/ca/products/outdoor_products/absolute_zerosuptm_sup_rv_waterline_antifreeze
Says no alcohol, but it also says not to use in gasoline engines. Thoughts?
I noticed there was a bit of oil in my bilge area after a day on the lake last weekend. I know the bilge area was pretty dirty, so it may be that. But I went and checked the oil today and I'm not sure where I stand. The dip stick looked good -- I think. The inside of the oil fill area looked a...
Just picked up a 2003 Sea Ray 176 SRX. It's... to be blunt; a mess. It's got a 1984 engine in it. SEI upper portion of the sterndrive, OEM Mercruiser bell housing and lower half of the drive. It's a bit of everything.
But, I got it on the water this weekend and things are looking up. The...
