I have changed the water impeller and the housing ( the whole kit) three times in the last 3 months and the keep melting, in my 898 mercruiser outdrive. I think it's a pre alpha, since my boat is a 1979 searay with an 898 mercruiser. The last time it overheated my engine so bad it melted...
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I have a 1979 Sea Ray with a 898 Mercruiser. After storing it for the winter I forgot the drain plug in and it filled with water. After draining it, I changed the battery and everything seemed fine. But after running it for a while the new battery started leaking fluid, indicating to...
Hello all,
I have a 1979 Sea Ray with a 898 Mercruiser. After storing it for the winter I forgot the drain plug in and it filled with water. After draining it, I changed the battery and everything seemed fine. But after running it for a while the new battery started leaking fluid, indicating to...
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I have a '79 Sea Ray with a 898 Mercruiser (305 Chevy engine). After a series of problems stemming from not winterizing the boat, I decided it would be cheaper to replace the outdrive rather then changing the water pump .( I tried and failed miserably, frying another water pump...
I just replaced the water pump in the outdrive and changed the gear oil. After re-installing the outdrive and running the engine, I inspected the gear oil and noticed it's light green and foamy. Does that mean I installed the water pump wrong and it's leaking into the lower unit, mixing with the...
Hello everyone. I have a 1979 Searay with a 898 mercruiser and it seems my water impeller is shot. (I didn't winterize-HOW STUPID). I removed the outdrive from the boat. Then removed the 5 nuts holding the lower unit to the rest of the housing. Removed the proppeller, but couldn't find anything...
I am looking to purchase a 1986 Beachcomer with a 6 cylinder chevy engine. The boat needs an outdrive. Can someone tell me if the outdrive I have in my 1979 Searay with a 898 Mercruiser (V8 305 Chevy engine ) will bolt up dirctly to this boat and if the spline on the shaft is the same thing...
I have noticed that the oil is milky white and extremely thin in my 898 Mercruiser I/O. I changed the oil and noticed it was much more then 5 quarts. As soon as I started it with the new oil (after hooking up the hose to the outdrive, because it's on a trailer now) the oil turned milky even...
