Hello everyone, First time posting here but found a lot of good info browsing around and thought I might be able to get a little guidance with a little Mariner 5M I picked up yesterday. I've redone a couple Johnson 15s but never had the chance to mess around with Mariners so I jumped at the chance to pick this one up. I haven't figured out what year it is just yet so if anyone could shed some light on the year, I would appreciate it. The numbers are Mariner 5M, 6E3 S 120715. What I do know is it was made by Yamaha, is short shaft, and the parts for it fall under the Mariner 5C motor category. The year is what I am not sure of.
The second thing I found interesting on it is that I can't get it into reverse. It shift from neutral to forward just fine just not reverse. As I mentioned, I haven't had a chance to tear into yet but suspect it might be a linkage adjustment so plan on popping the grommet and seeing if the connection just slipped or if I may have something more to deal with. I did have a few minutes to loosen the bolts holding the lower end and as soon as I pulled it slightly apart, could smell gear oil though nothing dripped out. I've never smelled gear oil just by loosening a lower end before so that was intriguing and tells me its something to investigate further/change. When I was moving the shifter from neutral to forward trying to get it into gear (spinning the prop by hand as well) I found that even in forward gear, I can spin the prop in both directions which I have never experienced before and don't think is normal. Has anyone experienced that before? None of the other motors I have worked on have done that and lock into position when in gear I am interested in knowing if anyone has had that happen and if so, what the cause was. I did check to ensure it wasn't a spun prop hub either as that was my first thought.
Thanks and look forward to hearing from anyone that can provide input.
The second thing I found interesting on it is that I can't get it into reverse. It shift from neutral to forward just fine just not reverse. As I mentioned, I haven't had a chance to tear into yet but suspect it might be a linkage adjustment so plan on popping the grommet and seeing if the connection just slipped or if I may have something more to deal with. I did have a few minutes to loosen the bolts holding the lower end and as soon as I pulled it slightly apart, could smell gear oil though nothing dripped out. I've never smelled gear oil just by loosening a lower end before so that was intriguing and tells me its something to investigate further/change. When I was moving the shifter from neutral to forward trying to get it into gear (spinning the prop by hand as well) I found that even in forward gear, I can spin the prop in both directions which I have never experienced before and don't think is normal. Has anyone experienced that before? None of the other motors I have worked on have done that and lock into position when in gear I am interested in knowing if anyone has had that happen and if so, what the cause was. I did check to ensure it wasn't a spun prop hub either as that was my first thought.
Thanks and look forward to hearing from anyone that can provide input.
