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  1. CaptCrunch205

    Gear oil sandwich??

    So I went through my outdrive for the beginning of the season and had to re-adjust my shift adjustments as it wasn't going into reverse like it should. So I ran it on the muffs and got everything working like it should. I checked the oil and it looked milky on the dipstick. I popped the top of...
  2. CaptCrunch205

    OMC Cobra Lower unit

    Hello I have a question about the lower unit of the OMC Cobra. A friend of mine blew out his lower unit this weekend. It's definitely the gears in the lower unit. His upper gears are pristine and still look new. They don't look a bit worn. I have a lower unit for a 4.3 that is the same year as...
  3. CaptCrunch205

    Water in my outdrive😬😬

    So this all got started when I pulled the drive for the beginning of the season. I have a 1989 OMC Cobra 5.0 HO with an OMC outdrive. This all started when I pulled outdrive for beginning of the season maintenance. I noticed a tear in the drive shaft bellows so I replaced that and checked and...
  4. CaptCrunch205

    OMC prop shaft seals

    I just noticed that there is oil on the driveway under my outdrive. I traced it to the seal behind the prop. How hard is it to replace these seals? Do I have to separate the lower unit from the drive? Do I need any special tools? Seems like everything OMC needs special tools. Just wondering what...
  5. CaptCrunch205

    OMC shift cable

    I am just wondering if there is a way to tell by looking I at it if I have the older "bad" shift cable in my OMC. I have a 1989 Four Winns 205 with a 5.0L Ford. I just got it out and I pulled the drive to check things out and found my drive shaft bellow had a tear in it. Just going through it...
  6. CaptCrunch205

    OMC Cobra Shift Problem

    Hello....I am a newbie to this site. My problem is two-fold. I have a 1989 Four Winns Sundowner 205 with a 5.0 Cobra (Ford). At the beginning of this season I purchased all the tools to remove the outdrive and align it. I needed to replace the gimbal bearing and replaced the bellows while it was...
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