In and ad for Etec engines I was looking at the maintenance schedule. It said 3 years or 300 hours for changing the gear oil. What's new with this engine (or a new gear oil?) that allows you to go so long without a change? Is it the synthetic gear oil?
You can check the kill switch like this. Find the wire coming from the kill switch that goes to engine ground. Remove the wire from ground and make sure it doesnt move back near ground. Try running the motor. If everything is now OK then the problem was the kill switch. You will have to replace...
If you have removed the 4 bolts and the one nut, and you have disconnected the shift rod in the little space between the water screens, there is absolutely nothing else to remove. The lower unit is probably stuck on that stud in front where the nut screws on. The stud builds up with salt and...
