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    Lower unit and or motor & lower unit swap

    If it will fit with minor modifications like motor mounts I can do it. But I don't want to rip everything apart and find out it can't be done
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    Lower unit and or motor & lower unit swap

    Okay appreciate it, maybe start with replacing the seal behind the prop and go from there for the summer then look into swapping the bigger motor and lower unit into it in the winter after some more research. I do know they made the Capri with the bigger 4.3l in it, just cant if it was the exact...
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    Lower unit and or motor & lower unit swap

    Oh ok yea no chunks! Doesn't like to hold oil, and yes there is new o rings on the fill and drain plug I made sure to check that. I drained and put new oil in it twice last year and it definitely was needing it. The other year after I took it out of storage, got it home there must have been...
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    Lower unit and or motor & lower unit swap

    Okay thank you very much! Yea no I do drop it into gear for sure!! Now I do notice some type of metal in the oil, not a lot but enough to notice! What's your thoughts on that? And if I were to change/check a seal if I'm not mistaken it's usually the one behind the prop?
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    Lower unit and or motor & lower unit swap

    Apologies if I posted to the wrong thread. So I have a 1990 bayliner Capri with the 3litre inline 4 mercruiser alpha one. Atleast one seal is done, bad noise in reverse (only can hear it out of the water) and grinds going in gear (tried to adjust cables no luck). I acquired a boat from a friend...
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