I have asked several OMC guru's a few mechanics and the one i personally found that has been doing this 35 years said the proper way to fill a Cobra is different from what others are telling me.
I was told to fill thru the very bottom, once the fluid was running out the mid point hole place...
I have a 1986 Celebrity 190 with a 305 Chevy with a OMC Cobra that has a total of 320 hours. It was 13 hours on a total rebuild the front seal either had pressure build up behind it, or seal failure dumping the gear lube into the bellow, dropped the case to where the oil was just covering 1/2 of...