Alpha 1 drive quick question

[Dieselmadness]

Hey guys, can anyone tell me what the missing plug is in this picture? What did I plug up and where can I get one?

 

[Alumarine]

It looks like you're missing the welch plug.
On my MC1 drive it's part number 19-32652

 

[nola mike]

A ½ dollar fits that space perfectly. Ironically using actual money costs less than the actual part

 

[Scott06]

Hey guys, can anyone tell me what the missing plug is in this picture? What did I plug up and where can I get one?
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Parts breakdown for your upper 3&4 are plugs for that, one is threaded and one Welch plug

https://www.marineengine.com/parts/mercruiser-sterndrive-parts/rmralpha-one-transom-assembly-19831990/6216687-thru-0d469858/driveshaft-housing-and-drive-gears

 

[Dieselmadness]

Awsome, thanks for the replies guys, definitely going to snag one. I feel like this shouldn’t be open, now I’m a little concerned if the previous owner ran it like this. I’ll measure it when I get home and get one coming. Thanks again!

 

[Scott06]

Awsome, thanks for the replies guys, definitely going to snag one. I feel like this shouldn’t be open, now I’m a little concerned if the previous owner ran it like this. I’ll measure it when I get home and get one coming. Thanks again!

My concern would be if it froze and pushed out the Welch plug

I assume you didn’t water test the boat ?

 

[nola mike]

My concern would be if it froze and pushed out the Welch plug

I assume you didn’t water test the boat ?

i think you'd be hard pressed to freeze that upper without other damage. There's a lot of room in there and you'd have to have water all the way up there. Unless it was fully submerged and froze solid. Which i guess is possible. But otherwise just epoxy in a 50 cent piece. Mine's held for at least 10 years.

 

[Scott06]

i think you'd be hard pressed to freeze that upper without other damage. There's a lot of room in there and you'd have to have water all the way up there. Unless it was fully submerged and froze solid. Which i guess is possible. But otherwise just epoxy in a 50 cent piece. Mine's held for at least 10 years.

is that why the ladies call you 50 cent?

Yeah I don't know either. Was assuming they dont just fall out? or did yours corrode?

 

[nola mike]

Yeah, that and the fact that I have a 40 year old boat and won't buy a new one.

Mine just fell out.