Transome Seal kit Dilema.

[menglor]

Hi guys, This stuff is sooooo confusing for me, I Cant seem to nail down what parts to order from these 2 items.

first of all. I want to order a Transom Seal Kit.

My Outdrive is a MC-1 accord to a few people here who pointed in me that direction.

so, based on this, I am stuck trying to figure out the right part numers for the kit I need.

2 numbers show up as possibles.

18-8205
and
18-2601

neither of the 2 kits seem to say this is the one for the MC-1, but if you go to various order sites, its all very confusing. even between the 2 pictures of the gasket, they look identicle execpt on looks inverted in the picture.



Now Question #2 has me even more perplexed.

I want to order a Rotor, Cap, condensor ... but one question that comes up is "Prestolite" vs "mercury marine"

how do you know which is which?

 

[achris]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

Hi guys, This stuff is sooooo confusing for me, I Cant seem to nail down what parts to order from these 2 items.

first of all. I want to order a Transom Seal Kit.

My Outdrive is a MC-1 accord to a few people here who pointed in me that direction.

so, based on this, I am stuck trying to figure out the right part numers for the kit I need.

2 numbers show up as possibles.

18-8205
and
18-2601

18-8205 is for V8s with an exhaust tube (it says so quite clearly in the description).
18-2601 is for engines with an exhaust bellows, not a tube...

As we don't all have perfect memories (and we're reading MANY posts a day, all with different engines) can you say what engine you have in each new thread.

...Now Question #2 has me even more perplexed.

I want to order a Rotor, Cap, condensor ... but one question that comes up is "Prestolite" vs "mercury marine"

how do you know which is which?

I would go out and look at the distributor. But maybe I'm a bit simple and look for easy answers, not 'divine intervention'....

 

[achris]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

OK... I just did a search on your previous posts (luckily you haven't posted too many for me not to bother with the search) and you're the guy with the 75-76 Ford 351.

Give me some time and I'll see if I can find the right one for you....

 

[achris]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

OK.. those kits are not for when you remove the gimbal housing off the back of the boat... Their name is mis-leading. They are for doing everything EXCEPT taking the gimbal housing off, which is what you want to do, yes? What you need is gasket 27-65373... If you want to do the gimbal bearing and all the bellows at the same time THEN you would use kit 18-2601....

HTH....

 

[haulnazz15]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

If he is replacing the transom seal, here is a good pic of the difference between the cork gaskets for the MC-1 drives. Gawd, that pic with all of the sealant on it looks like this should have been done a long time ago. Did you check the transom for rot?

http://mercstuff.com/images/transomgasket1.jpg

 

[menglor]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

So, yes, thats the correct engine for the boat I am investigating at the moment, and Ya, I agree the caulking around the gimble sshould have been replaced long before.

However, I just bought the boat. its only about a month old now (to me) so I am going through the list of things it needs for me to put it into the water.

Now, I just dismantled a 19 foot stingray with a Apha Gen 1 on it, but I cant re-use it because its in a million pieces, and its a bit funny, I am reading your posts, and your talking about a cork gasket, but on my stingray gimble housing i have for my Gen 1, it looks like a thick rubber gasket.

http://image.usedottawa.com/photos/03/31/21507431_640.jpg

So yet another thing I am going to have to go back and verify I have to say, My dad is loving all the family trip's to his place to visit. I have heard it say, Boating brings the family closer,

As for rot, I cant see any, I poked around a little since I purchased it, and I havent seen anything that screams rot, I wish I had a better place to store it where I can work on it. but right now thats not an option, so I am almost afraid to start ripping things apart now. I rather wait and get it back home when the snow is starting to go.

I still need to survive Xmas financially I cant start too many projects right now.

My goal / plan was to get a huge list of parts that I need and do a bulk order and save money, then go to the local marine shop and order the one 'of that I will need as I assemble it.

 

[haulnazz15]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

That is true. The MC-1's used cork gaskets as the transom/gimbal housing are flat surfaces. The Alpha I's and newer use a rubber o-ring that fits in a shallow groove on the gimbal housing. There is no difference in the transom-back equipment for a GM or Ford setup, although the drive itself may have a different gear ratio depending on engine size. (Ford 351 (233) Drive was a 1.32 ratio, GM 350 (260) Drive was a 1.50 ratio). Either way, the gaskets are the same for either. The inner transom plate will be different because of the rear motor mount locations.

 

[achris]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

...Now, I just dismantled a 19 foot stingray with a Apha Gen 1 on it, but I cant re-use it because its in a million pieces, and its a bit funny, I am reading your posts, and your talking about a cork gasket, but on my stingray gimble housing i have for my Gen 1, it looks like a thick rubber gasket....

That's right. Merc used a flat cork/rubber gasket as the transom seal right up to the point they changed from internal trim sender and switch to gimbal ring hinge pin mounted senders. Then is was a big rubber 'O' ring style seal in a shallow groove. Approximately 1977.

Chris.......

 

[menglor]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

wow, good thing to know, I would have ordered the wrong part yet again.


sHESH. thanks all ever so much

 

[Pete104]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

Uhm, Maybe you oughta see how much moisture that transom has got now! Just so you don't put too much into this unit later.

 

[menglor]

Re: Transome Seal kit Dilema.

Yes, its something I and seriously considering.

I am now thinking , I need to head up to my dads and pull off the gimble and bring it home as a winter project now.

it wasnt something I was planning on , but its becoming more of a must do now, rather then a must do later.

rebuilding a transome is almost too big of a project for me right now, not sure I have that kind of stamina. but ya, its gotta get done.