Damien, The problem may be in the shift cable, not the transmission. Be sure that there is nothing below interfering with it. You might want to disconnect the cable at the transmission and move the lever to see if it moves freely.
Joel 35/3 The Office Annapolis On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Rich Knowles <[email protected]> wrote: > Damien: ALWAYS Fully engage the shifter in both directions and make sure > your throttle is off and the engine has dropped to idle before shifting. > > The stalling is a bit harder to answer, not knowing any details about your > boat or it's gear. I suggest you take a close look at your shaft inside the > boat to see if it will turn freely when the motor is off and the tx in > neutral. You may have a line from your locker wrapped around the shaft. > Could also be something around the shaft or prop outside. If you can't > figger it out, get a knowledgable boat owner to have a peek. Let us know > how you make out. > > Rich Knowles > Indigo - Landfall 38 > Halifax NS > > On 2012-09-13, at 7:34, Damien Morrissey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I have a tranny question about my 1974 Viking 33 with the Atomic 4. When > you move the gear shifter up for forward or down for reverse, there seems > to be a long throw of the shifter, almost like it varies the amount of > forward or reverse propulsion – then I can apply throttle for speed. Is > this right – or should the shift lever either be in full forward (up), full > reverse (down) or neutral (horizontal). > > > > I should have asked this last summer when I started sailing, but as it was > all new to me I thought I would figure it all out. Now I'm not so sure. > > Last evening I could only get a very small amount of forward propulsion > and even less in reverse even with the shifter in the half way position. > Full forward shifter position (up lever) would stall the engine regardless > of throttle position. I had to limp back to the dock by playing with the > shifter and throttle positions and restarting the engine every time it > stalled out. Luckily there was no wind on the way back and the calm > conditions for those last few hundred metres to my dock allowed me to > make headway. Even that distance of a few hundred metres took almost half > an hour. > > There was no noticable vibration to make me thing the folding prop was 1/2 > deployed, the engine was running great with no load and started fine when > it stalled under full load. > > What could be wrong - does this sound like a transmission issue ? > > HELP > > Thanks, > Damien > "Melissa Anne" > Corner Brook, NL > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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