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molzeppa replied to the thread Small crack in lower unit.

I applied some test heat to the skeg to see how the cast responded. Sanded, wire brushed, acetone, more wire brush on the front and...
37 minutes ago
molzeppa reacted to Scott Danforth's post in the thread Small crack in lower unit with Like.

I would fix it. With cast, you have to preheat, and slow cool You will need to clean the crack and around the area

42 minutes ago
molzeppa reacted to Nordin's post in the thread Small crack in lower unit with Like.

As Scott says pre heat before welding. Clean the area very well and I would drill a little hole at the end of the crack to end the...

42 minutes ago
molzeppa posted the thread Small crack in lower unit in Johnson & Evinrude Outboards.

Everyone was so helpful with my last question, I thought I'd throw this one out too. When I went to reinstall the bearing housing I...
Today at 11:47 AM
molzeppa replied to the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install??.

Yeah, two seems much better. I had trouble sourcing them with my time constraints!

Today at 11:24 AM
molzeppa replied to the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install??.

I like simple

Today at 10:19 AM
molzeppa reacted to racerone's post in the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install?? with Like.

The spring that is visible in post #1 faces the prop.----Simple as that.

Today at 10:19 AM
molzeppa reacted to Mc Tool's post in the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install?? with Like.

Yeah , if it was the 1st time you'd seen such a seal you may well wonder which way is best . The only places I have seen such a seal is...

Today at 10:19 AM
molzeppa replied to the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install??.

OK, it makes sense that the metal side is where the writing is. And I like it oriented the way a normal seal would be - just has the...

Yesterday at 7:44 PM
molzeppa reacted to Mc Tool's post in the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install?? with Like.

It does have a metal side...it has to , it forms the body of the seal and without it the seal would be a floppy bit of rubber . The...

Yesterday at 7:39 PM
molzeppa replied to the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install??.

Yes, it's a genuine OMC/BRP part number 342887. It came in the seal kit 0396255 from Crowley Marine.

Yesterday at 6:10 PM
molzeppa replied to the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install??.

There's no metal side on this one :(

Yesterday at 5:12 PM
molzeppa replied to the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install??.

Here's a picture with that side up. it has a groove with a spring inside. If you view the video I posted it shows this thing better.
Yesterday at 5:10 PM
molzeppa replied to the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install??.

That makes sense for a normal looking seal. This one has no metal side and has a spring on both sides. ugh!!

Yesterday at 4:43 PM
molzeppa replied to the thread Double lip/extended lip seal - which way does it install??.

But which side is the lip? On a typical seal, the lip is the opposite side of the flat metal. this seal doesn't have a flat side.

Yesterday at 4:40 PM