craig newton
Seaman
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- Jul 23, 2019
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1996 Sterndrive 4.3lx 6cyl. 4 barrel carb with Thunderbolt ignition. Alpha one Gen two.
Had this out a few weeks ago and it shifted and ran fine but was dieseling when I shut it off. I set the timing, idle and changed plugs. Next I was told to change the impeller. I had the two bolts above the prop pulled out, the four main bolts loosened and almost had the nut by the shift shaft all the way off when I realized I hadn't set the remote in forward. So I got in the boat and tried putting it into forward. I couldn't move it more than an inch. The assembly next to the carb starts to move but then stops. If I hold the nuetral button in I can push the remote all the way easily. I ended up dropping the lower with the remote in neutral. Put it on a stand and turned the drive shaft and prop and manually shifted it in and out of gear without a problem. But the remote is still stuck in neutral. Doing what I just described is there something I could have done to cause the shifting problem I'm having?
Had this out a few weeks ago and it shifted and ran fine but was dieseling when I shut it off. I set the timing, idle and changed plugs. Next I was told to change the impeller. I had the two bolts above the prop pulled out, the four main bolts loosened and almost had the nut by the shift shaft all the way off when I realized I hadn't set the remote in forward. So I got in the boat and tried putting it into forward. I couldn't move it more than an inch. The assembly next to the carb starts to move but then stops. If I hold the nuetral button in I can push the remote all the way easily. I ended up dropping the lower with the remote in neutral. Put it on a stand and turned the drive shaft and prop and manually shifted it in and out of gear without a problem. But the remote is still stuck in neutral. Doing what I just described is there something I could have done to cause the shifting problem I'm having?