Flyboy42880
Cadet
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2014
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- 12
Hi Everyone,
First time poster, long time reader. Great info on this site, so thanks for that.
Now before you jump all over me how important o-rings usually are, I know, not sure this one is that important...
I have a 96 Celebrity 19' runabout with a 5.7 liter 350. It has a Merc Alpha 1, Gen 2 I/O. My Dad and I just fininshed some needed work when I found this left over o-ring. We replaced the gimbal ring, gimbal bearing, bellows, water pump, trim senders etc... Big job and thought we tackled everything properly by reading (most) of the manuals.
As I went through the manuals trying to find where this o-ring was supposed to go, I found where we neglected to install it. It goes in between the bell housing and outdrive where the water output line mates... My Dad did all the gasket cleaning, so therefor was responsible for remembering how it was supposed to go back together! Its all his fault, lol. Anyway, I digress. Neither of us remember one being there. Is it that important enough to tear it back down to install?
Thanks in advance,
Brinton
First time poster, long time reader. Great info on this site, so thanks for that.
Now before you jump all over me how important o-rings usually are, I know, not sure this one is that important...
I have a 96 Celebrity 19' runabout with a 5.7 liter 350. It has a Merc Alpha 1, Gen 2 I/O. My Dad and I just fininshed some needed work when I found this left over o-ring. We replaced the gimbal ring, gimbal bearing, bellows, water pump, trim senders etc... Big job and thought we tackled everything properly by reading (most) of the manuals.
As I went through the manuals trying to find where this o-ring was supposed to go, I found where we neglected to install it. It goes in between the bell housing and outdrive where the water output line mates... My Dad did all the gasket cleaning, so therefor was responsible for remembering how it was supposed to go back together! Its all his fault, lol. Anyway, I digress. Neither of us remember one being there. Is it that important enough to tear it back down to install?
Thanks in advance,
Brinton