I bet you have flappers inside, as well as the black flappers out. Mercury requires secondary protection for warranty issues.
Dana, what are the specs on the new assemblies as far as total length. I like them, but don't know if the tips I have now will accomadate them.
Also, do you just cut the shaft out of tips with flappers to allow the new assemblies to go in?
One more question, do the bolts that hold the new units in the tips recess to allow the use of the black rubber external flappers to be used as well?
That's exactly what I have, they're pretty ugly, I want to replace them with the SS Tips that Dana shows here, not sure if I would need to make the holes bigger for them to fit or if they are the same size as the holes that are already in the boat?