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L.Marquith
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" I have a 1983 mercury 40hp m
" I have a 1983 mercury 40hp motor that I bought last season. I am getting water in the lower unit.I had it out 4 times and changed the lube in the lower unit 3 of those times. The first I noticed the problem was before I ever put it on the water. A friend had a set of those cheap muffs to start the motor out of water. I got water in new oil that day in the yard. This tells me , and I can be wrong, that there is a seal in the vicinity of the water pickup that is letting water in. My question is would it be a good idea for me to get a blowup of the parts diagram and tear into this myself with no experience or should I just go to a dealer that works on them. I don't want to get robbed but I don't want to get in over my head either. Any opinions will be greatly appreciated. "
" I have a 1983 mercury 40hp motor that I bought last season. I am getting water in the lower unit.I had it out 4 times and changed the lube in the lower unit 3 of those times. The first I noticed the problem was before I ever put it on the water. A friend had a set of those cheap muffs to start the motor out of water. I got water in new oil that day in the yard. This tells me , and I can be wrong, that there is a seal in the vicinity of the water pickup that is letting water in. My question is would it be a good idea for me to get a blowup of the parts diagram and tear into this myself with no experience or should I just go to a dealer that works on them. I don't want to get robbed but I don't want to get in over my head either. Any opinions will be greatly appreciated. "