omc

[sokey]

i have a1990 5.7 with a omc king cobra i got the boat and the man said that he could not get it to take gear well i took it out and and it would go in forward gear but no reverse then i put back to neutral but no more forward gear then i cut off the motor and started it back then it had forward gear but now i have reverse and that is it the man told me he had the unit redone but i dont know need some help

 

[IMB4U]

Re: omc

I have the infamous OMC 800 series outdrive in which I just rebuilt last winter.

You issues sounds as if the "shift cable" is jamming up. Follow your shift wire to the unit usually located near the motor (just prior to going out on a cable to the motor).
Start there. I've never found the actual shifter to be faultly but regardless look there as well.
These 2 places are the least expensive areas to check first.

If all that proves good, the the problem most likely is in the botton end of the outdrive.

 

[sokey]

Re: omc

yeah we checked that it good but is it a bad job to rebuild the lower unit i think it has the cone clutches i was going to see if i could get a conversion kit for a mercruiser and go that way no one wants to work on a omc anymore

 

[jerryjerry05]

Re: omc

If you have the drive with the cone clutches,it's the best one there is.I wouldn't change it.It's the same as the Volvo or Bravo's
The shift mech can get corroded and stick.The cable can corrode and not work right.
#21/42 is called the bellcrank, it and the rest of the mech can get sticky.
On the motor is a shift assist,check it out, it might be bad.J

 

[army2000ng]

Re: omc

I have a similar problem. My 1985 Stingray Seaswirl 3.0 omc outdrive will not go in reverse. Though when I have it on ramps and out of the water with outboard down it works perfectly?
However;when I have it in the water that the problem occurs. The gears sound like they want to engage, but they won't. I took the outdrive hosing apart 6 times and made many adjustments, but still the same thing.

 

[Don S]

Re: omc

If you have the King Cobra drive with the cone clutch, you have serious problems. It is not the same as the Volvo SX drive, and there are few parts available for those drives, and even less techs with the tools to repair them.

 

[IMB4U]

Re: omc

Sokey,

You might want to check out "TC Marine". they work on OMC and will ship world wide.
They did my lower end last fall and it's been great.
They have a website: www.sterndrive.info
At the very least, check them out. They have a ton of good used parts as well as some original OMC parts.
Good Luck!

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: omc

If you have the drive with the cone clutches,it's the best one there is.I wouldn't change it.J

Yeah. If it's 90 cone-clutch drive, it makes it the interim OMC cone-clutch drive. ( also making it the "worst-one")

Your best bet is if it has major problems, is to replace it with a donor Mercruiser or Volvo setup.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: omc

I have a similar problem. My 1985 Stingray Seaswirl 3.0 omc outdrive will not go in reverse. Though when I have it on ramps and out of the water with outboard down it works perfectly?
However;when I have it in the water that the problem occurs. The gears sound like they want to engage, but they won't. I took the outdrive hosing apart 6 times and made many adjustments, but still the same thing.

Howdy, your problem is not related in any way to the original posters problem. You should start your own new thread describing your problem.

Regards,

Rick

 

[sokey]

Re: omc

well the guy who is working on the boat said it is the cone clutched is that in the upper unit or lower and can u still get them he said that some one put the oil in the wrong way and it had an air pocket and thats what done the clutches in what do u all think