New boat owner need help withTilt motor on1982 3.8L OMC

[deputy00791]

I am looking for help with my tilt on my OMC. It is a 1982 3.8 Liter. My motor works fine except when it is in the full down position. When at 3/4 down it will go back up. When I try to bring it up when it is all the way down I only hear a "click".

 

[Don S]

Re: New boat owner need help withTilt motor on1982 3.8L OMC

You're going to need a lot more information than that if you want help. Things like year, model of OMC. They were around for 30 years, and technology did change in that period.

 

[deputy00791]

Re: New boat owner need help withTilt motor on1982 3.8L OMC

thank you for the info. Liek I said I am new to forums

 

[whywhyzed]

Re: New boat owner need help withTilt motor on1982 3.8L OMC

I was having the exact same problem on my 3.8. I could usually get it to go by just bumping the switch. The cause is a dead spot on the armature, so I removed the tilt quadrant, bumped the tilt motor till it turned a few teeth of the gear, reinstalled the tilt quadrant.. voila.. 2 years later still working.<br />If that doesn't do it, remove and rebuild, or replace the tilt motor. When you see where it lives, you'll wanna try the repositioning thing first.

 

[KaGee]

Re: New boat owner need help withTilt motor on1982 3.8L OMC

In addition, make sure you clean all electrical contacts on the solenoid, the plug and gound point.<br /><br />Make sure that your tilt gear box is not full of water.

 

[Phantom17]

Re: New boat owner need help withTilt motor on1982 3.8L OMC

I found after reading my manual that R&R was rediculous. Spent alot of time trying to maneuver my arm past the gas tank under the engine to hold it up while twisting like a pretzel to start the screws.......then I removed the boot around the intermediate housing. It's right there. If you can't reach, remove the boot.<br /><br />Try the basics, bad connections etc, almost guaranteed that the motor is either dying, or the clutch pack assembly is full of water. Whatever you do, don't by a used one. I did and I still raise my drive by removing the quadrant gear and lifting / lowering the unit by hhand and re-installing the quadrant. Can't see the logic in a 25 year old boat of spending $200. on a motor that will fill up with water again and again.....