tgilmore99
New Member
I am wondering if anyone has seen this before. I put my boat away last season. Flushed motor ran fine. This year, ready to go out. Pulled boat out , cleaned it up, and was ready to go. Last thing I was going to do was to make sure engines were running and then we were off. ( 5.7 OMC ) One engine cranked perfectly. The other has an issue. You can hear the starter trying to engage and turn engine over.But the motor won't turn. You can put a socket on the front pulley on the crankshaft and try to rotate but I can't move it. I took the 4 bolts out of the top of my outdrive ( 800 Stringer ) and lowered. As soon as there was enough clearence the prop started to turn freely. Before I go any farther I wanted to see if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks for any input.
