you wouldn't see it in the third pic as I think you are just looking at the front side of the bellhousing.
If the lower seal in the upper was leaking you'd see it in the exhaust cavity and on the water pump.
at this point you need to pull the drive and pressure test. When you did the shift...
willing to bet that goes to mercathode or something on the transom housing - what does it connect to inside the boat? As mentioned serial numbers would help.
googling mercuiser transom harness a listing like this comes up with some description below...
A clymers is not worth $60 get the factory merc manual.
yes the process is slightly different as Gen 2 driveshaft bellows attach somewhat differently with the internal ring vs clamp.
To do the seal you have to remove the outer race of the bearing above it. There is a rolling torque for the vertical gear and driveshaft. It is changed by changing shims Behind the bearing races. Theroretically if it all goes back in the same with same shims it should be ok. Unfortunately on a...
its not ideal as they put them there for a reason, but have had no issues with a boat where when I changed them it was obvious they had been not working for years.
Agreed best bet is to use what matches your serial number or contact merc tech support if you want to try the double lip seal.
I would think if you could use either style interchangeably they would just include one seal in the kit not both.
to the OP- do you have manual 14? If you take care...
get manual 14 for the drive will have a lot of info in there like where to use bellows adhesive etc. Unlike some OEMs, the merc manuals if you are reasonably handy have all the technical details and procedures to perform any needed repairs. Well worth the cost. I got mine used off ebay for less...
on a gen 2 I dont think there is glue on that side of bellows.
you can just put a new retaining ring in, but I would check the bellows condition closely before doing so. If they are OEM bellows they should still be in good shape. While this is fresh water my factory bellows were still water...
yes I'm a big guy and the boat could pull me up on two skiis just fine. This was with a 16" pitch 4 blade Michigan Vortex. Ran a 18" 4 blade for non skiing use. Also was so easy to get at the spark plugs and two drain plugs.
Not sure how many hours you put on yours a season- on a northern lake...
yes I had a 3.0 in a 17-18 ft bowrider. Wasnt really adequate there either, but I do miss putting $50 of gas in going all weekend and still having a qtr tank.
there used to be engine install drawings on the merc site with dimensions for where the motor mounts go off the X dimension (crank/ outdrive driveshaft center line). that's where I got the 4.5" from
I did a similar swap back in 2015-16 on a 2004 sea ray 200 sport (20-21 ft) that turned out very well.
I bought it with a known cracked 4.3/190 hp carbed engine. The boat was also offered with 4.3 MPI 220 hp, 5.0 carb /220 hp, 5.0 mpi 260 hp options. I went back in with a 5.0 figuring if it...
yes by 2009 they were sealed on new ones.
My 2003 was still greased I think 2008 ish was cut over. Would entirely depend on when the power pack was manufactured instead of boat year. My engine was built in june 2003 , installed in 2004 boat
