Hey guys. I have a question for you. I spoke to 3 different service people today and I want your input, if you could. <br /><br />1st off, let me say that this issue with the O/D (1981 400 O/D, 2.5l OMC), when it jumps, it does not come out of gear. It's like it skips. Understanding that.....<br /><br />I paid $1600 for the boat. Cheap money, clean boat and interior, and well worth it until this. I got the following responses today from the techs I spoke with;<br />"I'll rebuild that lower for $1200"<br /><br />"a gear set for that is about $700.00 plus labor, if that even fixes the problem".<br /><br />"dump it".<br /><br />and the best one is;<br /><br />"I just sold a nice clean one last week for $800.00". <br /><br />Anyway, I'm not convinced about the cause of the problem, and finding a tech willing to take a ride has proven fruitless. <br /><br />Review of problem is<br /><br />O/D skips at all rpm except idle (in gear).<br /><br />fluid was changed after problem started.<br /><br />I can spin the prop (with some effort) in gear with motor off.<br /><br />I'd really appreciate anyone's input except the part about a boat is a hole in the water you pour money into blah blah blah. I am well aware of that. Thanks-Jeff
