Re: Freezing up!!!
Hi,
there are several linkages which would be worth checking to see whether they are sticking on you. My thinking is that the problem is there at all temps, but evident at low temps.
there is the cable or linkages from the controls or the side which rotate the shift shaft, make sure they arent worn. there are crappy plastic bushes which the shift shaft rotates in down the central pivot these can somethimes play up, but they are a prick to get to.
then there is the reverse lock cam, this can be problematic when worn in older motors. this pushes a rod upwards to engage the claw on the transom mount. make sure that the transom linkages arent frozen also.
then there is the gearbox, which is a tricky one if you get this far. there can be a worn selector cam, faulty return spring, grit in the guide of the pin, or the dog selector itself doesnt move freely on the prop shaft. to get into the guts of the gearbox you need to pull the prop of and then the hub where the exhaust comes out, there should be some threads on this if you get this far..
This all can be done in a shed with only a slight knowlege of a motor.
