dealer cleaned engine and ran for 3 hours---in tank and on water--never found anything leaking---ck'd lift pump housing bolt on the back side and it was tight------
now for the wierd part-----top bolt on top front of powerhead missing---they found it wedge at the side of the block---they said it held the two halves to gether at the top--the found no loctite,sealer or nothing on the threads---reinstalled it and i guess all is ok----i did hear a rattle a couple of months ago but it was soooo intermittent i didn't worry about it---aint that some chit------anyway got 12 sparkplugs at home and going to change them out before trition gets boat next weekend----tell marty sorry for the delay but the engine dealer was backed up doing winterizations on a ton of boats so the boat will be going to dealership next weekend and they can take pictures and send them on to him---thanks for all your help in this matter