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I had experienced all summer that I had to add drive oil to the resevoir a total of 3 times. I went to winter storage over the weekend and checked on the boat and I have oil leaking between the lower and upper housing in the area of the main shaft.
Now I have a '97 model Bravo 1 that I mated an Imco lower to. Everything worked just fine this year. I am thinking I may have pinched an O-ring when putting it together.
Any thoughts?
overtighten = warp or crack.
I was pretty careful. I paid for college working for a Merc service center on Lake Cumberland so after 5 summers I feel pretty good that I didn't over tighten. I even got new nylock stainless nuts.
Sounds like the seal to me. No water in the oil?
No water....
Check the bolts that hold the anode on the front of the upper unit. The bolts hand down about a 1/4 of an inch. When the IMCO lower is installed the bolts wont allow the lower to fully seal.
Kirk
Kirk,
Thanks, I caught that on initial install. I loosened the bolts and installed the lower. I will recheck that though.