2005 4.3L Mercruiser with an Alhpa one outdrive. Closed cooling, 190 hp, TKS. Engine serial # OW311876. Drive OW562120. Note: on the engine, it says Nov 2004 production.
Symptoms in water: In forward, engine stalls as soon as it is put into gear. In reverse, engine will rev up. Neither direction will spin the prop.
Symptoms in shop: In forward, I can spin the prop shaft with a little resistance ccw, and it ratchets cw. In reverse, just the opposite. With use of a remote inspection camera I can see that when I turn the prop shaft, the drive shaft is not turning in the coupler.
So I deduct that gear shift including cable is working and the coupler is probably not the issue.
Agree? And what next? Thanks
Symptoms in water: In forward, engine stalls as soon as it is put into gear. In reverse, engine will rev up. Neither direction will spin the prop.
Symptoms in shop: In forward, I can spin the prop shaft with a little resistance ccw, and it ratchets cw. In reverse, just the opposite. With use of a remote inspection camera I can see that when I turn the prop shaft, the drive shaft is not turning in the coupler.
So I deduct that gear shift including cable is working and the coupler is probably not the issue.
Agree? And what next? Thanks