[RobH2]

Excellent advice Ron. I appreciate it. I did find a new one from Barr Marine. I got it with shipping for less than $300.

What I'm worried about is getting the old bolts out. They are rusted to the manifold that has just started to shed metal layers off of the surface. I just noticed this last week and was shocked. One of the nuts is actually growing a split. Yikes...! It might take me 12 hours to do the job.

On an off topic note, I replaced my rear oil seal last fall. I bought the puller from Moyer but could not use it as I didn't have enough clearance behind my engine even as I was on the hard and had pulled the prop shaft back. It took me 13 hours to get the 5 bolts out and 5 to get it all back in. I was lying on the block working one-handed. It was the worst experience in my life...lol... But, I now have no oil leaks.