Rotate the drum 180* and drive the screw out with a small punch. I have always been able to remove the screw. It is a 1/4” 20 screw. You can pull the engine and intermediate housing with the cable still attached. Then maybe it will be easier to remove the screw.
When you un bolt the intermediate housing from the engine do not be surprised if it does not want to seperate. What usually happens is the shaft splines will be rusted to the drive coupler. If yours comes apart you will be extremely lucky. Every time I had to seperate the engine from the...
I would not be surprised if your distributor was not worn out. There is only 1 bushing under the breaker plate. Remove the distributor and take it to a machine shop. They will be able to replace the top bushing and add a lower one.
Also look closely at the fly weights and pins that support...
First make sure the wood in the transom is solid.
The wire harness for the trim sender and trim limit are probably bad also. The bad news is the 2 1/4“bolts that retain the wires most times break off and are just about impossible to drill out, so be careful removing them. If you have a torch...
2 Xs with AD. There must be 3“ of shift cable travel from the control box from full forward to full reverse.
Another place to check is the pocket in the upper housing where the shift slider travels for forward. Quite often there is a build up of old grease and marine corrosion which restricts...
2 Xs with Bondo. Somehow the shift slider is bound up with the lever. Try to support the lower in a Workmate or between 2 saw horses.
Then remove the upper housing and straighten out the shift linkage. After the water pump is serviced then carefully lower the upper housing to the lower...
Try to remove the seal, there should be a part# on it. you can borrow a puller for the balancer from just about any auto store. Drill a small hole in the seal and with a self tapping screw on a slide hammer the seal should come out.
Look closely at the lower seal surface of the driven gear. That is a problem area also. A speedy sleeve works good on that surface. Also the lower seal surface below the water pump. When I had my shop I always had a good stock of those sleeves.
To pressure test the upper housing get a small...
The Iwo Jima was anchored in DaNang with one of the 36’ whale boats being used to run people to the shore for various reasons.
I was an Engineman and my job that day was to assist in getting the boat back to the David. The coxswain started the engine and shifted to reverse, right at that time...
If your problem is “Bravoitis” the problem is not the water pump.
Add a sea suction through the bottom and merge it with the incoming water from the drive.
Go on the Donzi owners site and you will find that Bravoitis is pretty common.
That is a far cry from what “sea store” cigarettes sold for when I was in the Navy. 12 cents a pack. As soon as the ship left the 3 mile limit the line for them was unbelievable.
I was able to quit them in 66, I guess that is why I am still around today.
