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I just did a bellows job and put my boat in the water. Prior to installing the outdrive I ran the engine and had a small rattling noise coming from the exhaust manifolds. I assumed it was the flapper valves as the noise was only when reducing power. Now that it is in the water the rattling...
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My outdrive is very difficult to get into gear. Upon inspection I noticed that the itermediate shift shaft is bearly seated in the shift shaft on the bell houseing. I have read in the forums that the intermediate shift shaft is held at the approriate height by a washer on the lower shift...
Just took my boat out of the water and raised the engine. The exhaust bellows detached from the out drive side. I can manage to get the bellows back on but cannot tighten the clamp.(No access) Would it be easier to remove the bellows from the transom side and place on the out drive side first or...
I hit a rock and the prop stopped spinning. Engine just revs. When I took the boat out of the water I did see damage to the prop. Prop spins freely in neutral. When I put the boat in gear the prop will spin with a little resistance I have a 2006 alpha 1 outdrive. I suspect I spun the hub. How...
