Doubt the two are related myself. Usually when I change a belt for a customer, all of them get changed as the age of one is the same as the other. Other than a bearing going south, perhaps the belt was just old.
Had a few in the shop that developed a vibration. Just another one yesterday. Nothing to do with the drive. Turns out if you have the flat distributor cap, it’s most likely misfiring causing a vibration. Yeah any dizzy can do that from lack of service but them flat caps do it more often.
Can I use rustoleum on my transom assembly after I sand/prep/ prime it? Or will it fail fairly quickly? There is no corrosion on it, just the paint is wearing through due to age.
Remove it completely. Make a rounded tab out of teak and screw it down. It don’t have to be that tall, it’s to keep the door from moving out/in flopping around. Not really stop, but ,a retainer.
I have to ask: Why was it at the mechanic? Seems to me it had an issue and that would be why. Yup, you need a new assembly. Just had a volvo in the shop for blown u-joints, same thing happend. Wrecked the entire thing.
Check for power at the coil with the key on but not running. If none, check the cannon plug on the motor and make sure the connections are clean and the plug is inserted completely. That's just a starting point for diagnostics.
year 6 on my battery. Charge late fall, disconnect, put winter cover on and forget about it. Top off in spring, go boating. We also get to -40 at times here.
