1998 Evinrude 200 hp Ocean Pro trim/tilt problem

[jbingham1]

Yesterday a boat came across the lake seemingly without looking. I and another boater had to very quickly stop our boats to avoid an accident. Unfortunately, putting my engine in neutral was not enough. After putting it in neutral I was still drifting forward so I quickly put it in reverse. This happened very quickly and I had a lot on my mind, but I think I heard a pop like something broke. After that my tilt trim/ was not working properly. I think the term trim refers to the adjustments I make while underway and tilt is used when I raise the prop out of the water and when I am trailering my boat. (is this right?) I can hear the motor work and the engine will trim slightly, very slowly, but does not stay raised. It goes back down in a few seconds. It will not allow me to tilt the motor in the raised position for trailering. My questions are: What do you think broke? Should I expect this to happen if I shift from forward to reverse to quickly or at to high a speed? How complicated of a repair might this be? I can make simple strait forward repairs, but if it gets complicated I can do more damage than good.

[8up]

Good question, I'll be curious to hear what the pros have to say on this one. Sorry I'm not any help

[MarkV_Deep6]

This will be a hard issue to understand and find. Since the trim works some what, it would seem you have broken something internally in the TT system. Have you seen hydralic fluid leaking? Check the fluid level, it could be just a coincidence with the event you described. Check the manual release valve also.