my first time changing a water pump.....<smirk>....
CONNECTION COUNT
let's count the bolts:
1 bolt hidded aft of outdrive,
2 bolts starboard,
2 bolts port,
1 bolt covering finned annode,
... I am coming to a conclusion that another (an allen bolt ) is hidden within the annode chamber...because I can't separate the upper and lower. ?? true ?? I'll have to get back to the storage compound to check.
in all of my readings and net-following, i find that there is no seal for the outside of the ourdrive between the lower and upper units.
when i bought a water pump kit, I got seals that seem to have gaskets fit for the inside connections, but none for the outer circumference of the drive.
how does the outer circumference keep the water out...or does it flow freely internally thereabout ? does it simply take grease ?
i've heard that sometime they bond and you need a putty knife to carefully separate the two. If stuck, is there a preferred separation method that won't injure the aluminum ?
CONNECTION COUNT
let's count the bolts:
1 bolt hidded aft of outdrive,
2 bolts starboard,
2 bolts port,
1 bolt covering finned annode,
... I am coming to a conclusion that another (an allen bolt ) is hidden within the annode chamber...because I can't separate the upper and lower. ?? true ?? I'll have to get back to the storage compound to check.
in all of my readings and net-following, i find that there is no seal for the outside of the ourdrive between the lower and upper units.
when i bought a water pump kit, I got seals that seem to have gaskets fit for the inside connections, but none for the outer circumference of the drive.
how does the outer circumference keep the water out...or does it flow freely internally thereabout ? does it simply take grease ?
i've heard that sometime they bond and you need a putty knife to carefully separate the two. If stuck, is there a preferred separation method that won't injure the aluminum ?