Playing Repair Man

[jrodda]

Replaced the impeller, outboard sounds better than it did at Dana Pt. In neutral at least...after taking off the lower drive for the impeller replacement, I can't get the engine to go into gear. No prop movement in Forward or Reverse. I thought the shift rod positioning was the problem but if that were the case then I would be able to get prop movement in at least one direction I'd think. So I took off the lower unit again, spun the drive shaft and there isn't much any resistance from the prop no matter what gear I'm in. Double checked the key is still under the impeller. I highly doubt the splines/gear teeth are damaged. Hm

Not the problem I started with, so I wanna believe it's a stupid quick fix. But I'm pretty close to asking for professional help.

Just a rant full of new words I learned this week....my next post will be in Portuguese, so more people will understand what I'm saying.

[Latimeria]

I couldn't tell you how much I understand how you feel.  I've been plagued with similar issues the past decade on multiple boat motors.

I hope it's a quick easy fix.  I'm trying to think what it could be...

[Fish Jerk]

Quick google search yielded that you're most likely not getting the shift rod aligned correctly when remounting the lower unit. Might need to do some google searches for your particular motor to get tips on remounting it. Some mention having the motor in forward to help align the rod into the correct spot. I'm not a mechanic so take this as you will.

[jrodda]

Quick google search yielded that you're most likely not getting the shift rod aligned correctly when remounting the lower unit. Might need to do some google searches for your particular motor to get tips on remounting it. Some mention having the motor in forward to help align the rod into the correct spot. I'm not a mechanic so take this as you will.

Yeah the Googles have me believing for my 6hp Mercury that it comes off the outboard while in reverse gear, and then you put it back on with the same orientation. But thing is, people know they made that mistake when they try to start the outboard in neutral and the prop spins on them while they're pulling the fly wheel. My issue is the prop isn't spinning no matter what I do. I'm gonna give it some more effort tomorrow and if I can't get it then I'll call my mechanic. Maybe if I'm lucky he'll give me a hint over the phone what I'm doing wrong.