FLATHEAD MAC
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- May 11, 2009
- Messages
- 116
IM CURRETLY HELPING A FISHIN BUDDY GET HIS BOAT ON THE WATER. HE BAUGHT BOAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND WE ARE JUST GETTING TIME AND FUNDS TOGET HER DONE. WE GOT IT STARTED ( LOWER END SUBMERGED IN BARREL OF WATER) AND NOTICED THAT IT WASNT
"PEEING". SHUT IT DOWN TO AVOID ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.
PULLED LOWER END OFF TO REPLACE WATER PUMP ASSEM, THEN WAS DOUBLE CHECKING THE SHIFTING AND SOMETHING DOSNT SEEM RIGHT. WHEN SHIFT ROD ROTATED FULL CLOCKWISE AND TURN THE PROP COUNTERCLOCKWISE IT INGAGES THE DRIVESHAFT.
ROTATED FULL COUNTER CLOCKWISE TURNING THE PROP IN EITHER DIRECTION NOTHING

ALSO SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE ENDPLAY . (? MIGHT BE WHY) BUT IM NOT SURE.
ANY INE COME ACROSS THIS , ANY LINKS TO CURE WOULD BE APPRECIATED
THANKS
PULLED LOWER END OFF TO REPLACE WATER PUMP ASSEM, THEN WAS DOUBLE CHECKING THE SHIFTING AND SOMETHING DOSNT SEEM RIGHT. WHEN SHIFT ROD ROTATED FULL CLOCKWISE AND TURN THE PROP COUNTERCLOCKWISE IT INGAGES THE DRIVESHAFT.
ROTATED FULL COUNTER CLOCKWISE TURNING THE PROP IN EITHER DIRECTION NOTHING
ALSO SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE ENDPLAY . (? MIGHT BE WHY) BUT IM NOT SURE.
ANY INE COME ACROSS THIS , ANY LINKS TO CURE WOULD BE APPRECIATED
THANKS