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    185 OMC transom seal leak

    Neal, I replaced the intake manifold gasket prior to this latest event, as after running at speed for a while, it would not troll or idle, and then was very hard to start. After replacing the gasket, it worked fine until this post-fishing trip situation with water in two cylinders. I am having...
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    185 OMC transom seal leak

    Droid, I haven't completed this as I am awaiting some new heads and don't want to mess with the shift cables at this time. It appears that stretching that new seal over the cavitation plate is way too risky -- need to stretch it 3 inches further than I can stretch it manually. On another note...
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    185 OMC transom seal leak

    I will tell you how this finally worked out. A local tech thought it might damage the transom seal to stretch it over the longest section that includes the cavitation plate. I am going to see what happens as I am removing the old seal. Of course, I have to remove the quadrant gear to do all this.
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    185 OMC transom seal leak

    Thanks again for the prompt reply and tips. FYI, this transom seal is fastened with wood screws. Additionally, I recall a comment in this forum suggesting that it could be stretched over the outdrive with some soapy water. Looks to me like that's worth a try, as it is a bit of pain to remove...
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    185 OMC transom seal leak

    I didn't expect that prompt response and wasn't watching emails for that, thank you. Do you have any idea how many hours a technician might require to make this repair (I can use that as a gauge for my own efforts -- like 2x or 3x). I have rebuilt the heads and replaced the stern drive by...
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    185 OMC transom seal leak

    I have a finger-sized hole in the transom seal. Can this be repaired or does the seal have to be replaced? The boat is 1979 model year
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