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Ed S
Advanced Member
Username: baba_bluey
Post Number: 103
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:53 am: | 
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I have a 1980 MC-1 drive. Had to pull to do some motor work. Was getting together a parts list, and noticed i had a gasket kit for a alpha-1 drive. Looks like all the same o-rings, but the gasket has one extra hole on one side. I put it on the bellhousing, and it looks like everything lines up. Can this gasket kit be used? Or should i just buy the right kit? |
PugetSounder
Advanced Member
Username: pugetsounder
Post Number: 528
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 11:37 am: |
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It's funny but that extra hole in the gasket doesn't line up with anything in the Alpha1 drive either but the gasket works fine. |
Kghost
Senior Member
Username: kghost
Post Number: 1099
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 01:22 pm: |
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Merc does not sell that kit any longer only the one you have.
Seria may have the proper gasket.
My advice would be to use that gasket and put a dab of rtv in the hole. When tightening the older shaped outdrives it tends to squeeze the gasket out a bit. The Newer outdrives have a wider flange then the older housings........ |
Ed S
Advanced Member
Username: baba_bluey
Post Number: 104
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 01:44 pm: |
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That's all i needed to know. Thanks for the info guys. |
Bondo
Senior Member
Username: bondo
Post Number: 2111
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 05:36 pm: |
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Ayuh,... The extra hole is for the Alpha 1, Gen.IIs...
Even Seirra is selling only the 1 kit, atleast at my local Napa...
It works Perfectly on all of them back to the early Mod.1s..
I buy the kit's by the 1/2 dozen at I think $6 each....
maybe less.. |
