Is this the end of my V20?

[Road King Cole]

Hi djfam,

I'm probably not much help, but I hope you are able to save your engine without too much cost\time. I am not in the upper "bracketed outboard" club\groupie thing going on here. My previous owner had put in a rebuilt merc 470 a year or two before I bought it from him. Albeit I never had a bracketed outboard, but I am happy with the 470 set up. They sound good, sip gas and troll well. Being that I am not on a smooth lake, it goes plenty fast enough for me.

Good luck!

rkc