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Yes, by all means get Richard’s seal pulling tool, makes the job easy. Get a few new seals to have on hand. It would be a shame to pull that powerhead apart if repositioning the seal might do the trick….
While you are in there, have a very close look at the vacuum port that draws the excess fuel/oil residue out of that area. Perhaps pull the intake manifold so you can run a thin wire up the passage to make sure it isn’t plugged from sealer or blocked by a gasket…
Again, I want you to try everything you can before pulling that powerhead apart.
How about the question I asked about the oring? One picture shows the top of the crank and a bearing sitting next to it, the bearing has an oring on it….Perhaps the bearing shown is for the lower crank journal though….