chetvaldes
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" The problem started when the
" The problem started when the motor suddenly stopped. After having it towed back I found it would start and just sort of putter without getting any rpm. I thought it was a motor problem until I took out the sparkplugs and cranked the motor over- it was slow and is tough to turn by hand. I think a bearing has seized on the input shaft in the upper section of the outdrive. I checked the oil level by taking out the filler screw on the transom plate, but I didn't see anything inside- how high should it be? The manual doesn't say, only fill it up. So I really don't know how much is in there, if any. In the manual its seems to be the "later model" used after 1982. It has a lower, middle, and upper oil chambers. Does the engine have to come out, or does the whole outdrive come off for repairs? Anyone have experience with this problem? "
" The problem started when the motor suddenly stopped. After having it towed back I found it would start and just sort of putter without getting any rpm. I thought it was a motor problem until I took out the sparkplugs and cranked the motor over- it was slow and is tough to turn by hand. I think a bearing has seized on the input shaft in the upper section of the outdrive. I checked the oil level by taking out the filler screw on the transom plate, but I didn't see anything inside- how high should it be? The manual doesn't say, only fill it up. So I really don't know how much is in there, if any. In the manual its seems to be the "later model" used after 1982. It has a lower, middle, and upper oil chambers. Does the engine have to come out, or does the whole outdrive come off for repairs? Anyone have experience with this problem? "