Sterndrive identification?

supercobra

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What model is this?Can't see the complete numbers.also on the bottom it's missing that little fin deal that bolts there because prop is too big.Did someone put to big of prop or does a cap go there?It's a Baja force 250 with 454.Also what is that fill plug for on upper left side?I don't see a drain anywhere.1788304425389.jpg1788304457698.jpg1788304487322.jpg
 

Scott Danforth

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Your missing the anode on your MR drive

Surprised that big block hasn't shredded the drive yet.

Merc quit putting big blocks in front of the smaller drives in 1989 due to warranty reasons
 

Fun Times

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To me I’m thinking the back cap of the upper housing suggests this drive is something different than any of the alpha type models plus the size of the overall housing and mounting surface area to name a few.

It could be more of an TR, TRS, MerCruiser II-TR 1973-1976 or any one of the numbered drives including SSM, etc..

I believe we’ll need much more information regarding the overall boat, engine / transmission if ones there? Year of boat, more photos of the engine compartment…
If possible, carefully clean up the lower left side of the sticker just below the 330 number to see if you can fully read the stern drive serial numbers more clearly/accurately… you can see the gear ratio on the right is 1:50…,

A little over half way down of the following link is a list of drive possibilities that it could fall into..

Post as much info about the boat as possible as this one could be a bit more challenging to pinpoint in my opinion.
Hard to tell but the top Transom serial number looks sort of something like 13579170
 

Pmt133

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You could pull the prop and measure the shaft diameter. That would at least eliminate a TR drive if you can't get most of the serial. It would be 1.25". Beyond that I've never seen one of these and dad only ever saw them at merc school. Try and lift the serial.
 

Scott Danforth

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Fun Times is correct. Based on the cover ... Could be a TRS drive. Then there would also be transmissions just behind the motors. A TRS is hard to get parts for, but was the drives put behind many go-fast boats of the 70s and 80s

Post a pic of the hardware at the back of the motor
 
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