Re: Advice on the condition of these gears

[Don]

OK, well guess I was looking at the wrong thing….I’m with Scott, the damage you are referring to is from spun prop hub and won’t do any harm….If the oil is clean, I would use it just the way it is….
I was looking at that odd rounded notch where the spaghetti seal should be, but I guess this is normal, found it on another engine:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OMC-Johnson-Evi … Yk&vxp=mtr
The ebay pictures clearly show that the spaghetti seal bends inward before that void in the casting, so ignore my previous post please…