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tilt trim working sometimes so i stripped it and brushes looked ok i polished up the armeture and packed the brushes cause they were a bit worn it then goes great for 1 minit then stops can any one tell me down where the brushes are there is a set of mechanical points should these be open or...
While out on the loch my battery went flat,i had a spare so put it in place and she started 1st time however the next time i tried it made a screeching noise,i took the cover off and noticed that at the top of the starter the nut had worked loose and the return spring had fallen off the spindle...
on last trip the speedo packed in ,what powers it?<br />only thing that happened unusuall was i got a rope entwined aroung the prop but the prop cut through it ,any ideas?
well ma next step waz ti look at the brushes,they looked ti be half size so i packed the 2 of them up with small bits of shaped metal and it seems now when the spring is in place it hits the armature firmer better contact= better or faster trimming up and down ill see how long it lasts,bet it...
When leaving home the tilt trim was going really good fast up and fast down after being out on the loch for 2 days it starting to get sluggish in the downward movementas a result i was scared to trim up incase i was stranded with the prop out the water what causes this i did the oil with...
i beleive im looking for a rectifier my battery aint charging so i gotta carry 2 heavy duty ones for trips can any one help and is the fectifier the yellow square with 4 wires coming out?
OK GUYS THE SLUGISHNESS HAS GONE SINCE REPLACING THE OIL WITH AUTO MATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID IT NOW FLYS UP AND DOWN, NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO LEAVE THE ENGINE TRIMMED FULLY UP OR HALF WAY DOWN TILL IT MEETS THE TRANSPORT PLASTIC BIT TO STOP IT FALLING RIGHT DOWN OR FULLY DOWN...
IS MY UNIT FALLING APART HERE ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER NOW THE BATTERY AINT CHARGING HOW MUCH AM I TALKING ABOUT IN FIXING THIS AND WHAT PARTS DO I TEST/<br />NO DOLLER PRICES PLEASE IM SCOTTISH
SOMETIMES WORKS SOMETIMES NOT USUALLY WHEN IM OUT ON THE WATER CAN THE ENGINE BE TRIMMED MANUALLY?,TO GET THE MOTER TO WORK I GOTTA TAKE IT OUTTA THE CASING AND SPIN THE MUTHER WHEN ITS OUTSIDE THE CASING, WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN IT WORKS, BUT NOT RELIABLE, THERES PLENTY OF KICK IN THE MOTER,ANY...
