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My quick question is; Does anyone, preferably with the same engine and sterndrive, have experience with the exhaust tube? Good? Bad? Pros and Cons?
Here is my situation;
My engine is a 2001 5.0L MerCruiser with an Alpha I Gen II Sterndrive. A freind and I recently replaced the gimbal...
2001 MerCruiser v8 5.0L engine, alpha 1 gen 2 sterndrive
I recently replaced the water shutters in the exhaust pipe. Then when I was running the boat I noticed that there was a little bit of water leaking out from the Exhaust Hose onto the Exhaust Pipe. In the picture below the green arrow is...
I have a 2001 Alpha 1 Gen II sterndrive (sn: OL917065) that has a gear lube leak. My buddy and I drained and removed the sterndrive from the boat and did a pressure test on the drive. We found a leak coming from the drive shaft housing oil seals. We also found that the u-joint bellows and...
