1981 stringer drive leak

markhodges78

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I'm working on a 1981 stringer replacing the transom seal.. I noticed that when I loved the drive oil cam from the water intakes. Ive never worked on one of these drives but I'm assuming this is a seal in the water pump?20230402_154757.jpg
 

Scott Danforth

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Videos at sterndrive info. There are potentially a dozen places that can cause a leak

Based on color, it's a hydro/mechanical lower vs the mechanical only (silver)

Maybe @kenny nunez
 

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I'm more inclined to think your lower unit needs resealed or has a crack. I'd pull the drive and separate the upper and lower. See where the leak starts.
 

kenny nunez

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As suggested the drive has to come apart. Most likely the seals above the water pump is the source of the leak. You need to get a Genuine OMC service manual for this model.
This thing can be a real can of worms.
 

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This is my Bible and got it from iboats.CE2D3DCE-F96F-4278-B899-BA1E0088AAE6.jpeg
 

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That's probably the housing part number, model number is going to be something like 200FTHRCIS. You need to find the tag on your engine. It should have a model number on it.
 

markhodges78

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That's probably the housing part number, model number is going to be something like 200FTHRCIS. You need to find the tag on your engine. It should have a model number on it.
The Model number is in the 2nd post the number in the post above is the manual part number which I haven't been able to find I have the SELOC manual just not the OEM
 

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The link above has videos (post 4)

Factory manual available from outboardbooks.com
 
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