lower unit crack
 

Hi there,

The lower unit on my 1972 80hp Merc has got a crack in it, and if it's
filled with oil, all of the oil will eventually leak out of this crack.

What options are there for fixing this?

What kind of costs do you think would be involved?

Cheers

"Chris" wrote in message
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Hi there,

The lower unit on my 1972 80hp Merc has got a crack in it, and if it's
filled with oil, all of the oil will eventually leak out of this crack.

What options are there for fixing this?

What kind of costs do you think would be involved?

Cheers

Sell it to Clams for parts. I would think that fixing it would be much more
costly than the value of a 30 year old motor.

del

"Del Cecchi" wrote in message
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"Chris" wrote in message
.. .
Hi there,

The lower unit on my 1972 80hp Merc has got a crack in it, and if it's
filled with oil, all of the oil will eventually leak out of this crack.

What options are there for fixing this?

What kind of costs do you think would be involved?

Cheers

Sell it to Clams for parts. I would think that fixing it would be much
more costly than the value of a 30 year old motor.

del






Actually not too expensive if you take the leg off and send it to a prop
shop. I use Phil's props in Redding, Calif.

On Wed, 4 May 2005 11:31:08 -0400, "Chris"
wrote:

Hi there,

The lower unit on my 1972 80hp Merc has got a crack in it, and if it's
filled with oil, all of the oil will eventually leak out of this crack.

What options are there for fixing this?

What kind of costs do you think would be involved?

I fixed one once using duct tape. It worked well, just remember to
change it every year.