7th hole outdrive gasket?

[Flstraights]

Hello, I just put a alpha 1 gen 1 drive in place of the original mc1 drive which had 6 holes in the gasket, now the alpha 1 drive shows I need the 7 hole gasket.
What is the 7th hole for? is the original 1977 mc1 gimble o.k. with no cavity matching the 7th hole can I use the 6 hole gasket?

 

[Don S]

Re: 7th hole outdrive gasket?

My guess is that you are looking at the hole for the oil reservoir check valve on the Alpha I gen II outdrive. It's not needed on your drive, and won't hurt anything.

 

[Flstraights]

Re: 7th hole outdrive gasket?

it has a metal plate over it and a forged hole around the bottom right mounting hole

 

[Don S]

Re: 7th hole outdrive gasket?

Post a picture, I have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Flstraights]

Re: 7th hole outdrive gasket?

my camera is currently gone, I tried finding one the net this is the best I got if you look at the bottom left bolt hole there is another hole above it?http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=581249&image=313542733&images=198788140,218108631,313542913,313542602,313542802,313542886,313542775,313542866,313542751,313542846,313542820,313542658,313542733&formats=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0&format=0[/IMG]

 

[Don S]

Re: 7th hole outdrive gasket?

All I got was an error message with that link.

 

[dn010]

Re: 7th hole outdrive gasket?

http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages...3&formats=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0&format=0; his link had too many spaces in it.

 

[Don S]

Re: 7th hole outdrive gasket?

Forget about that hole in the drive, it means nothing, it's a blank hole. Probably for casting and machining. Use the gasket for the 77 and you will be fine.
If that is the drive you are going to put on, I would guess by looking that it needs new ujoints, and probably a new yoke, and input shaft seal. It's all rusty, probably from water in the bellows on the boat it came off of.