Hi All,
Backstory: 1987 Wellcraft, Mercruiser Alpha One 3.0. Out one day idling right before trailering and outdrive makes loud clunk noise. Got it back on, open top cover and find that one of the gears has thrown a tooth, despite full oil.
Solution: Buddy had a complete Gen 1 in his garage, so I got it from him, turned out it was an Alpha upper, R-lower (pre-load pin). Put in a new waterpump, drained oil, and was ready to bolt on
Problem: Got the drive on, but it won't shift correctly. No forward gear, reverse shifts fine, but then engine dies from the cutout switch. I've been messing with this all day and it's killing me. With the other drive, everything was perfect, and it never so much stalled during shifting. Asking for the group's help.
The main thing I notice that seems wrong is that the shift slider isn't straight fore and aft when in forward gear - it's slightly to the left. Other weird thing is now it always dies if you go past idle in reverse. The cutout switch activates and stays stuck until you move the shifter back forward (both with the drive on and off). As I said, I never had a problem with the old drive, and can't imagine why suddenly it's dying. I've taken some pics of both the drive shifter, the shift slider in the bellhousing, and the shift assembly. What could be going on here?
Any help always appreciated, thanks,
Chris
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56578794@N00/4694017859/in/set-72157624136494001/
Backstory: 1987 Wellcraft, Mercruiser Alpha One 3.0. Out one day idling right before trailering and outdrive makes loud clunk noise. Got it back on, open top cover and find that one of the gears has thrown a tooth, despite full oil.
Solution: Buddy had a complete Gen 1 in his garage, so I got it from him, turned out it was an Alpha upper, R-lower (pre-load pin). Put in a new waterpump, drained oil, and was ready to bolt on
Problem: Got the drive on, but it won't shift correctly. No forward gear, reverse shifts fine, but then engine dies from the cutout switch. I've been messing with this all day and it's killing me. With the other drive, everything was perfect, and it never so much stalled during shifting. Asking for the group's help.
The main thing I notice that seems wrong is that the shift slider isn't straight fore and aft when in forward gear - it's slightly to the left. Other weird thing is now it always dies if you go past idle in reverse. The cutout switch activates and stays stuck until you move the shifter back forward (both with the drive on and off). As I said, I never had a problem with the old drive, and can't imagine why suddenly it's dying. I've taken some pics of both the drive shifter, the shift slider in the bellhousing, and the shift assembly. What could be going on here?
Any help always appreciated, thanks,
Chris
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56578794@N00/4694017859/in/set-72157624136494001/
