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Late-model Mercury seawater pumps utilize a single-piece plastic water pump housing. While this housing is easy to change, it does not have a desired feature of having a stainless-steel wear plate in the rear. Without the wear plate, the housing is easily damaged by debris and immediately damaged from running dry. Once the housing is scored where the impeller seals on each end, the impeller to housing seal is compromised, which can cause the pump to not draw water when the boat is first launched. If this is the case, the damage increases and the pump could fail completely. The Hardin Stainless steel "Lifetime" Sea Water pump replacement housing kits retrofit your one-piece pump factory Mercury Housings and eliminate old obsolete two piece housings that used corrosive inferior billet aluminum (aftermarket) rear inlet plates Experience and knowledge prove that this “heavy-duty” all stainless steel design survives better in environments where the pump can be contaminated by sand or other abrasive debris.