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    OMC Cobra 4.3 impeller disentegrating?? Cause & what to do?

    I put a new impeller in as a precaution with the boat sitting for a year, and I had gotten sand in the cooling system. Started it up, was circulating water fine, idled to bring temp up, and it kept going up - shut off before got too hot. Impeller housing got very hot, so I knew what likely...
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    Cobra drive installation questions

    When reinstalling the drive, whats the easiest way to line up the spline? Put the drive in gear and rotate, or do you have room to turn it at the u-joint still with the drive in neutral?<br /><br />If in gear, do you put the shift lever in gear to line up on the shift rod, or reach in with a...
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    OMC COBRA shift rod adjustment?

    Hello - can someone please advise me what the Cobra shift rod adjustment should be? The Seloc manual says 7 13/64" to the top of the rod assy., but does not say what gear or neutral. The paragraph before requires the drive to be in reverse, but the rod adjustment does not state anything. <br...
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    OMC Cobra 4.3 driveshaft plug??

    Hello - I am replacing a bunch of seals in my drive unit, and noted reference to a nylon plug that is supposed to be in the bottom of the drive shaft. A plug shows on the drawings in the Seloc manual, but I see no part# anywhere, and I can't find it at any online stores yet. It was not in any...
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    OMC 4.3 Cobra sterndrive weight??

    I don't see an actual weight for the drive unit in any manuals - how do most handle it? Two man wrestle job? I don't think I have room for a hoist arm under the swim step, and will probably have to lift the drive off unless I rig something up.
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    OMC 4.3 lower unit removal?

    :confused: <br />Greetings - I am trying to remove the lower unit with the upper in place. The SELOC manual says to just lower the housing down and away until the shift rod disengages. I have been pulling hard on it to get it to release with no success. Is there anything else to it to get the...
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    Corba 4.3 impeller install - adhesive??

    Installing a water pump kit on my Cobra, and thought I read somewhere about using an adhesive to hold the silver "basket" (whatever its called) into the impeller housing.<br /><br />Also, do you use any lubricant of any kind on the impeller for its first use? <br /><br />Trying to avoid frying...
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    OMC Cobra 4.3 impeller/pump questions

    Hello. Just started up the boat to get ready for summer. Only used it twice last fall after buying it and putting it away.<br /><br />Attached an engine flush attachment, started it up and idled for a minute, then smelled the impeller frying. No engine heat yet though. I took the pump cover...
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