nwukasch86
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2012
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- 14
Hi i am a boat rook but am some what mechanically inclined . i have a 2004 175 bayliner 3.0 merc alpha 1 I/O 135 hp. i recently had my motor pulled to replace mounts and sheared starter bolts. the boat sat for about 6 months due to a lazy mechanic which i will never go to again. anyways it was idling high and i lowered it to around 750 rpm in water at idle.well i took the boat out to the lake yest and all seemed to work fine until about 15 min into the boat ride (about 35 mph) and all of a sudden the boat seemed like it went in to neutral and came to a complete stop with engine still at high rpm. not to mention smoke was pouring out of the closed engine compartment.i opened it and it looked like the smoke was definitely coming out of the engine block side in the back where the shaft from the lower unit goes into the block. very foul rubber smell. the motor would start right up but would not engage in gear at all.had to get towed to dock. any advice would be very helpful and appreciated. sorry for the poor boat terminology. tried my best . thx