Re: just bought a Sea King tonight. Can you help with year and any info.
Yes I just bought an impeller today. Tried to pull lower unit and sure enough I need to pull power head. I have never done this. Seems like way over my abilitiy but I am pretty good with these old motors. Can you give me a rough step by step. Thanks as I would love to get this old baby going. I love the looks of these old sea kings. Thanks Mettyfish
As they say on TV, so easy a cave man could do it. Remove the vertical throttle control rod. Disconnect the gas line from the fuel pump. Remove the 7 screw holding the powerhead to the exhaust housing. Remove the powerhead.
Once you get it off, you will see a spring loaded carbon seal on the drive shaft. That seal is vitally important and must be 100% right or eventually the motor will self destruct. Not today, not tomorrow, but some day.... What I'm saying is to always replace the 303355 cork gasket on it and the 303347 o-ring inside the carbon seal, and make sure the rest of it is ok. You will also need a new powerhead gasket.
On to the water pump job, remove the two nuts and lockwasher from the shift rod, then the lower unit will come off so you can access the pump.
