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01-16-2003, 05:47 PM
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Silent Choice Shutter Assy
I am trying to locate the part numbers on the rubber grommets for mercruiser pn 14348a1 which is the old style. All I need is the grommets and not the entire assy. The new style mercruiser pn 807166a3 shows a new style with pn for the grommets which is 25-807167. Can anyone help?
01-16-2003, 06:09 PM
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Ginger or Mary Ann?
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If you are talking about the flappers that fit into the y-pipe, that assembly has been replaced to the newer design. It is 1 peice now. The old style is no longer available, according to my parts guy when I needed the old style. The new is much better. It snaps right in to the old existing pivot pin holes.
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01-16-2003, 08:32 PM
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Ginger or Mary Ann?
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Yes.
My original old style one wore the brass bushing out in less than 1 yr and then the hole in the flapper itself almost wore thru. Glad I caught it just in time, otherwise it would have fell down into the y-pipe. Have heard that can cause it to wear a hole in the bottom of the y-pipe from the viberation= water straight into the bilge. Not good.
The new style flappers are hinged in the center of the 1 peice frame housing. It is oval shaped to match the y-pipe. The complete assembly slips into the top of the y-pipe and has 2 nubs that snap into the existing bushing holes. No drilling or anything. Mine took some pounding thou to get the nubs to snap into the holes.
I have heard they are way more reliable than the old ones. Mine are 2 yrs, like new.
My original old style one wore the brass bushing out in less than 1 yr and then the hole in the flapper itself almost wore thru. Glad I caught it just in time, otherwise it would have fell down into the y-pipe. Have heard that can cause it to wear a hole in the bottom of the y-pipe from the viberation= water straight into the bilge. Not good.
The new style flappers are hinged in the center of the 1 peice frame housing. It is oval shaped to match the y-pipe. The complete assembly slips into the top of the y-pipe and has 2 nubs that snap into the existing bushing holes. No drilling or anything. Mine took some pounding thou to get the nubs to snap into the holes.
I have heard they are way more reliable than the old ones. Mine are 2 yrs, like new.
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Some people are like Slinkies - Not really good for anything, but they
bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.
Some people are like Slinkies - Not really good for anything, but they
bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.
