Always watch oil pressure and water temps. If the other engine got you back it's probably ok. Unless you want to rebuild it just leave it alone

Then again it is the right time of year to pull engines. Look at here😐 ISSUES

So what is the big pipe elbow on top of the thermo housings?

So Konrad don't have left and right lowers like the TRS they replaced? Cuz Borg Velvet Drives turn the same way the motor does. You gotta flip front pump around for opposite rotation, but you can't just put it in reverse like a bravo and use right hand prop. In fact, reverse isn't even same ratio as forward.

This is the mod I did. The copper tube separates fresh and hot water, thermostat is in the intake manifold under the housing and temp sender is also in the intake. I bored out the ledge that the thermostat sits on, the copper tube sits on bottom ledge and is even with top of housing and the cap holds it down. The elbow is the hot water exiting o it transom next to exhaust tip.

This cap is ugly but temporary and experimental. I am making replacement caps out of thick aluminum or stainless plate to replace them. I'm seriously coconsidering ditching the water pumps for crossover tubes. Dont really need the pumps unless closed cooling is used. Water now feeds exhaust manifold from bottom only. They are way cooler now which means more air flow.

oh good to know. So doing a bravo konrads swap is a pain

yes the paint is coming off the valve covers, like that when I acquired boat. I need taller covers so may not refinish. Using double gaskets .