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They call it Mad Beach. They effed me up on an order of Teleflex Hyd. hoses, corrected it, but no amends for the extra shipping and inconvenience on my part.
But for the most part, they have good prices. I dealt with them twice, one order got messed up. 50%...
So I have an '82 Seaswirl IO 120 with a stringer OMC lower unit. Have replaced the water pump 3 times in the lower unit in 2 years and they keep disintegrating!
Is it possible that the exhaust manifold is cracked inside and allowing exhaust to get into the cooling system and "melt" or destroy the rubber impeller?
I used all the right sealers and new parts.
Also, does anyone have a picture on the hoses that got to the thermostat housing? Might have crossed those at one time too.
Thanks.