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Purchased a used OMC 800. Put it on, tested with earmuffs. Noticed the steering was backwards so I researched and found out about 2 diff worm gears. I elected to rotate my steering and it worked so out to the lake we go today and put it in reverse to leave the dock only to have the boat go...
I know I have a 17:21 upper gear ratio off a factory 305 from 1983. My sticker is gone from the top and I found one that says 1.50:1 on the sticker. Are these the same?
Is there a site or page that can give more info. about a certain drive if I have the model and serial number? I want to see if a drive is compatible with my old 800 series drive. It is a 800 as well.
We put the boat in the water and took off. After about 3 min. at 25mph, I lost the ability to put it in gear. The motor idles and the outdrive won't go into gear. When I checked the oil levels after getting it back on the trailer, the intermediate housing I call it, had no oil in it. When...
