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I guess I’m not entirely sure. I thought it could only go together of splines were aligned but I have no prior outboard knowledge before this. I think I could hear it trying to engage as shifted it but I would have to try again to know for sure.
Last year I wrecked my lower unit on my 1980’s 40hp Yamaha outboard. I recently bought a lower unit on eBay and did the install myself. When I took it to the lake to try it out I could get the boat to go in reverse but not forward. I removed the shifting cable and manually shifted it into...
From what I’ve gathered my Yamaha outboard was not made in the US so it has been quite difficult to figure out the year of it and the parts to order for it. The serial number is 6h4 40 HEO. I think it may be a 1984. I’m trying to to buy a lower unit for it and I’m wondering if all the mid 80’s...
I have tried googling this and it appears my serial number tag isn’t the same as most Yamaha outboards. Can anyone help me figure out what year this is?
it reads Yamaha 40HEO L 401362. Attachment included
