Motor Help
Submitted by ledge64 on Sun, 2012-07-29 13:28
Took the boat out yesterday as it's been a while and everything went well except when I put the motor into reverse the gear engaged Ok but the motor wanted to kick/jump up, the motor is a140hp 4 stroke Johnson with 220 hrs any suggetions/idea's what could be wrong? it's had it's 200hr service
Cheers
fisherking
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Where you the guy with the Wrangler? At woodies?
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ledge64
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No we launched at Hillary's
No we launched at Hillary's why ?
carnarvonite
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Gear adjustment
Sounds like the reverse gear adjustment is out. Its not letting the catch that locks the motor down when you select reverse lock down or its stuck
ledge64
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Managed to get the manaul in
Managed to get the manaul in PDF format so will have a sticky beak although I'm not that mechanically minded
fishy fingers
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could be your hydraulics
in your power trim/tilt so when your in reverse it's trying to lift the motor up instead of pushing down/forward when in forward gear
drew74
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Could be air in your trim and
Could be air in your trim and tilt system or the manual release valve could be faulty