Hello everyone,
This is my first post here and I know little about boat motors.
This Motor has sat in a garage under a sheet for almost 10 years. So when i originally got the motor i put the throttle in gear and hand spun the prop and watched the flywheel spin. After doing routine maintenance and changing the lower unit oil, I had it running and it still runs now. Only problem is that while running when you engage the prop....the prop does not spin. There was a sort of grinding noise so I shut her down and out of curiosity I re-engaged the throttle and hand spun the prop. Now the flywheel does not spin. I have never done any work on a lower unit before. Would anyone be willing to give me a push in the right direction or have any theorys or first hand experience on one of these doing this before? If so Thank you very very much upfront.
This is my first post here and I know little about boat motors.
This Motor has sat in a garage under a sheet for almost 10 years. So when i originally got the motor i put the throttle in gear and hand spun the prop and watched the flywheel spin. After doing routine maintenance and changing the lower unit oil, I had it running and it still runs now. Only problem is that while running when you engage the prop....the prop does not spin. There was a sort of grinding noise so I shut her down and out of curiosity I re-engaged the throttle and hand spun the prop. Now the flywheel does not spin. I have never done any work on a lower unit before. Would anyone be willing to give me a push in the right direction or have any theorys or first hand experience on one of these doing this before? If so Thank you very very much upfront.