Recent content by hucksterfool

The ball gears number one. link my tilt isnt all the way down or somthing and ball gears maybe work causing it to pop in and out. I will be taking out of water in a few weeks and working on this winter just wanted to get a few more weeks of fishing out of her

i am not positive if the outdrive is all the way down. too cold to jump in water. I figured if it has some play since the trim gears in the unit is bad when i bow up boat and get on plane it causes the outdrive to lift up enough to cause the knuckle gears to pop out of sync.

SO you guys are thinking it is my lower gears and not my drive knuckles between my outdrive and outer unit. the lower gears were replaces less than a year ago. my outdrive tilt has been broke just recently and this started happening. there is play in the outdrive tilt. i can get in water and...

Sorry for the confusion. When I am talking about outdrive trim tilt is broke. When I adjust the Trim tabs on my boat is when it does it more. Once is does it it does it constantly. Usually about 19 mph slower speeds lit doesn't. And it seems to do it sooner the more bow up trim I give her...

I have basically gone thru this boat replaced alot got engine running sweet only have one problem left. My tilt does not work. when i get about 19mph and above my outdrive clunks occasionally. I really dont think it is te upper or lower unit. I think it may be the drive knuckles popping out...

my sea ray has a 240 351 mated to a omc 800 outdrive. both are in good shape. when i get up to cruising speed to wot it will make a clunking noise like its poping out of gear or somthing. is it my clutch dog? lower end going bad?. i have some play in my shifter in the back of the boat should i...

my sea ray WOT does 18 mph (15.5 knots and i was wondering what pitch prob to get to help out. Havent pulled boat out of water to inspect but i think the prop isnt right or wore out. 351 to omc 800 outdrive. any recommendations on prop and pitch that can help me get some more speed? thANKS

Can I change the impellor without pulling off entire outdrive. I was curious if I can just drop lower unit and get to it from the bottom of top unit ? Any help thanks

I am wondering where the exhaust flap is on my 78 sea ray. it is overheating and having trouble getting t plane like lack of power thinking flap is clogged or semi stuck where is it located. i have a manual on my omc 800 outdrive doesnt show but says theres a exhaust port cover on top of my...

is the flap on the top of the outdrive when i can reach without pulling the boat out( reach with hand or jump in water and feel for it?) or do i need to pull boat out...?

I took thermostat out already. i would agree with the flap issue because i do have power issues!. it will only go about 17 mph at full throttle!!!. I had a bad antisiphon valve fixed that used to cut out but now it opens up and seems like it has little to no power will barely get to plane. Maybe...

thanks for the info. i did take a garden hose and pump water into manafolds and was flowing great. i'll still the risers back on and run the boat with t fitting with garden hose suppying more pressure to see if she overheats that way. rule out the impellor ateast. i'll have to get the marine to...

i took thermostat out already. Here are two photos of the riser and manafold. both are fairly clean..

i just took my boat out usually runs 140 150 temp well today i looked down 220 240! I got it back to dock so i wasnt stranded out (only like a mile from dock) anyway i got to looking at it. temp is correct. i pulled thermo housing off, pulled thermo out . ran boat for a few secs with impellor...

i figured it out the whole shifter pops out and only runs throttle. no buttons just slide it out and disengages the shifter and runs throttle only