OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

[Lyndy]

I have gone through a fair amount of this Forum, along with 2 other popular forums and questions about ID'ing the older Stringer Drives seem to go unaswered. I thought I will try a slightly different question here. Did OMC Mark their earlier drives with a serial number or model number?

1974 24' SkipJack FB
96-98 5.0 Chevy V8 2BBL Rochester
1972-1974 OMC High Profile 5 Bolt Exhaust Casing Cover

I would love to resolve this so I my continue my adventure of being a proud owner of a OMC Drive

 

[Lyndy]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

In addition to the ID, has ANYBODY have or seen this outdrive with what appears to be an inspection plate on the Outer Exahust Housing as seen in the picture above? I do not see any mention of it in all the manuals I have.

 

[Boomyal]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

The ID plate should be on the right side of the upper gear case, facing down on a 45 deg slant, just under the right pivot trunion. It may be easier to see if the drive is tilted up. That way the tag faces 45 deg out to the right instead of down. It has probably been painted over as the drive was originally white. Someone must have had Merc envy.

Your drive is a high profile electric shift stringer. In 1978, when they went to the hydro-mechanical drive, they eliminated the drive with the long upper case.

I do not know of an inspection plate.

 

[Lyndy]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

Thanks Boomyal. Given your description, I wonder what removing this plate on the Exhaust Housing would reveal?

 

[Lyndy]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

:}

 

[Lyndy]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

:}:}

 

[whywhyzed]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

That "plate" looks like where push pull steering would fasten if your drive did not have trucourse steering.

 

[Lyndy]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

That "plate" looks like where push pull steering would fasten if your drive did not have trucourse steering.

Interesting comment. Wouldn't that place this drive back into the late 60's?

 

[Don S]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

Interesting comment. Wouldn't that place this drive back into the late 60's?

No, it would make that item an option.
Check the BRP parts catalog for your 74.

http://epc.brp.com/default.aspx?brands=ej&lang=E

 

[Boomyal]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

I thought about the external push pull steering bracket, I just thought that the plate was a little further foreward than they would have placed it. I thought those brackets were a little further back on the radius of the cover.

If that is what it is, I think there will just be empty space behind it.

 

[Lyndy]

Re: OMC Outdrive Older Stringer ID

That "plate" looks like where push pull steering would fasten if your drive did not have trucourse steering.

You are definetly correct. Going through my Seloc Manual and low and behold a picture of an outdrive with the Push Pull Bracket attached. One mystery down and a bunch more ahead of me.