"Charlie Brown" wrote in message
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On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:12:59 -0500, "Jeff Rigby"
wrote:




Why so much, the seal kit for a Mercruiser I/O is $27.00 per cyl. I
rebuilt
mine for the cost of the parts.

Well that's one of my questions as I thought it sounded high too.


It's most certainly for labor. Of course the parts are relatively
inexpensive.
I have Yamy 150. I have a leak in one of my units and have been
trying to figure out a way to swap the unit out without pulling the engine
for a couple years now. Im not sure if its possible. If it is,,, it would
probably
be more trouble than just pulling the engine.

btw,

The *trim* cylinders have a seal and an o-ring that *can* be replaced
without
pulling the engine now that I think about it. You just need a special tool
to
unscrew the cap. Its a four prong job. I had a machine shop make one for
me a few years back.


Is the leak coming from the top of the trim cylinder??

db