Buss-Anybody bother to explain how this lower unit came to be attached to the motor? Did I miss that? With this extreme of a case, I think Mercury should replace the whole thing. If nothing more, a sign of good faith and buisness. You didn't pay for a "parted" motor.Besides, in my way of thinking, the whole motor should be evidence of fraud and stored at the sherriff's office.
I haven't in hopes that everyone involved would "do the right thing". Maybe I am dreaming of the good old days!