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I'm not sure if many people had this problem or not, so I'm going to just give a little story here about an experience with a Mercruiser fuel pump. I have a 1993 Mercruiser 5.0LX 305 V-8 230HP. I was having a problem with fuel making its way into the oil. So, I learned that either the fuel...
I have a 1986 40HP Yamaha, model# 40ELJ. I am trying to rebuild the Lower unit and My Question is does anyone know if the plain bearing is necessary before you put on the pinion gear? I know it is not necessary from 1988 models and onward. Unit will not go together with this bearing in place...
