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23OMC Ford Cobra Inboard Jumped 180 degrees

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Donna R

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"Boat shut down. Found gears s

"Boat shut down. Found gears strippped on Auxiliary shaft and distributor shaft, replaced them and new belt. Boat ran fine first time out. Second day wouldn't start and jumped to 180 degrees out. Anyone know what would have caused this."
 
"The Ford 2.3-liter motor does

"The Ford 2.3-liter motor doesn't have a timing chain, it has a belt. I had a similar problem with mine in which the gear at the bottom of the distributer got chewed up. Don't know what caused it. My mechanic thinks that the distributer had gotten loose for some reason. I had the gear on the distributer replaced and haven't had any problems since."
 
"might want to check the thrus

"might want to check the thrust plate that holds the auxiliary shaft in place, had one years ago that was worn and ate up distributor gears."
 
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