This is the 1st time I'm doing an impellar on my merc 135 v6 and a few things have me stumped. I got the lower unit off but the plastic water tube?? looks very strange to me. It doesn't seem to be held on by much (its loose and wobbles around) and it is off center with the metal tube. In the manual it looks like it should have come down with the impellar cover and the rest of the lower unit but instead it is still on the upper unit. Please see picture.
http://www.northeastsurf.com/merc_002.jpg Should it be this way or is something very wrong?
My other question is in regards to reinstalling the lower unit. The clymer manual says shift the gear housing into forward gear. How do I do this and where is the location of the guide block pin?
They also mention gm silicone sealer. Can I substitute one of the permatex sealers? Any help would be appreciated as I'd love to get this boat in the water one of these days.