what kind of outdrive do I have?!??!

[Jgothing]

ok so here is the scoop, i have a mercruiser gm inline 6, and a mercruiser outdrive. (paired from an other boat, but pulled because of hull damage) that i have put on my chaparral, that i had found for a killer deal, i have the motor hooked up for the most part, but i have to replace the bellows inside the outdrive because they are all ripped up. the problem i found is the serial numbers dont match charts i have found online. serial number#1547-2411a14. ill try to uplaod a picture, and maybe some one can help me out please!!!! oh and i have read if it had an eye loop hook on the ( this mine dose) then it could be a mercruiser I?

 

[GA_Boater]

Jgothing Moved your thread to the Mercruiser section out of Merc outboards.

Take a look at the following link to ID Mercruiser drives and engines. I'm not sure if that is a serial number or a part number.

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engi...miscellaneous-mercruiser-information?t=329915

 

[Bt Doctur]

With the lifting eye and the rounded cav plare, I`d say a MC-1 drive. Basically the same as the Alpha1 and uses manual #6

 

[Fun Times]

serial number#1547-2411a14.

That's unusual to find that number as it's not the serial number but it's actually the stern drive part number which doing a search online says to use parts diagram Mercruiser > IA / IB / IC 1964 > 1684188 - 1777798 > Here's iboats parts listing too :encouragement:http://www.iboats.com/IA-IB-IC-1684...218110--session_id.163514482--view_id.1694821

http://www.mercruiserparts.com/ia-ib-ic-1964-1684188-thru-1777798
Your U-joint bellows will be item number 36 and the exhaust is 42, DRIVE SHAFT HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND BELL HOUSING ASSEMBLY
While the shift cable bellows is item number 27 Mercruiser part number 74639A2.. BELLOWS, SHIFT ACTUATING CABLE COVERING GIMBAL HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND EXHAUST HOSE

 

[Jgothing]

GA_Boater thank you and thanks for the help!!! sorry I did not get back to you all sooner, has an unexpected busy weekend... this is awesome! thank you so much!! but what is weird is the upper sticker says SERIAL #!! weird that is an actual stern drive part number! ha! ill see what all I can find and order up the parts!! maybe ill be on the water again this weeken?!? thanks again!

 

[ziggy]

this may help.
on them older mercruisers. the serial number may be stamped into the upper underneath the mercrusier sticker.




the bottom pic is of my '75 mc-1 drive, sn very easy to read.
the top pic is of my '72 mc-1 drive. the sn could not be read. so i'd heard somewhere that the sn may be under the sticker and it was. if ya look close at that photo ya can see it stamped into the upper. that number is under the mercruiser sticket. bummer i had to ruin my sticker to go see the number. but i did get what i wanted. the sn of that drive.

ps, that's the port side sticker on both drives.