If that seal is only there to hold grease in, why is it called the oil seal, and if it doesn't tend to separate oil from the upper and lower units then what does? I may have fubared the wrong seal - have the entire kit AND I guess tomorrow I'll take the upper off. At this point I'm inclined to chalk it up to a learing process and order one of the new Jap version outdrives. Only problem with that is I don't know if the original 470 will take it. if I have to repla
ce the power I'd rather go with a 4.3 V6 which would require an alpha. ALL of a sudden this Lil pig is getting awfully expensive!!!