[Rhodes22-list] Lower Unit

[Steve Alm]

Rummy, MJM,
Well, that counts me out because I'm a below-average mechanic.  8-)
Possibly related issue:  You may remember last fall I posted a question
about my prop.  At full throttle with no wind or chop I can just barely
reach hull speed, and with a little head wind it's significantly slower, and
I was wondering if I had the wrong prop.  Now I'm wondering if that problem
is in the lower unit.  Possible?  The motor starts and runs well.  I don't
have a tachometer of course, but my ear tells me it winds up to pretty high
RPM, but it just doesn't seem to have enough performance.
Slim

On 3/14/05 1:33 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> Slimmy,
> It's not the type of job an average mechanic can do without a manual and
> training.
> There are actually several seals. One on the top of the drive shaft where  it
> enters the water pump housing and also one on the output shaft for the prop.
> Take the lower unit ( or whole motor) to a dealer and have them replaced.
> Seven  years on a lower unit and seals is not a long time. Something else
> might 
> be  wrong. OR, you simply might have a bad/leaky gasket on the two fill plugs.
> Have them replace the water pump impeller while it's apart.
> 
> Rummy
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