the_tassie_devil
Regular Contributor
G'day all,
I am having trouble with coolant water leaking out from past the "O" Rings that transfer the coolant water from the Leg to the Intermediate Housing on my '72 Stern Drive that uses Ball Gears to transfer the engine drive to the Outdrive. (Picture attached of cover).
I have tried simple "O" Rings, and they get torn up when pivoting the Leg up and down, and when running the engine, water is constantly flowing out behind the covers.
I have tried using thicker "O" Rings, Thin "O" Rings, but nothing seems to stop the leaking.
It wouldn't be a problem, but I want all the water to flow into the Cooling System to do its' job of cooling.
Are there any "Special" Gaskets required to be used?
The one I pulled out when I disassembled the unit was a flat Cork ring for the small one, but I can't remember what was uesd for the larger one, but in any case, I think they broke up when I removed the covers to drop the Leg.
As I am still running the engine in on the Trailer, I would like to get these leaks sorted out before going into the wild blue yonder.
Thanks,
Bruce.
I am having trouble with coolant water leaking out from past the "O" Rings that transfer the coolant water from the Leg to the Intermediate Housing on my '72 Stern Drive that uses Ball Gears to transfer the engine drive to the Outdrive. (Picture attached of cover).
I have tried simple "O" Rings, and they get torn up when pivoting the Leg up and down, and when running the engine, water is constantly flowing out behind the covers.
I have tried using thicker "O" Rings, Thin "O" Rings, but nothing seems to stop the leaking.
It wouldn't be a problem, but I want all the water to flow into the Cooling System to do its' job of cooling.
Are there any "Special" Gaskets required to be used?
The one I pulled out when I disassembled the unit was a flat Cork ring for the small one, but I can't remember what was uesd for the larger one, but in any case, I think they broke up when I removed the covers to drop the Leg.
As I am still running the engine in on the Trailer, I would like to get these leaks sorted out before going into the wild blue yonder.
Thanks,
Bruce.
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