1973 Chevy w/ omc Sterndrive w/ electric shift

fdresser

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I have pulled my heads because of blown head gasket and found where the gasket failed. It appeared that the adjacent cylinder had not been firing as it was shiny, probably due to to much water in the cylinder. I had the heads cleaned up and valves checked and am ready to reassemble. The issue I have is that I put a wrench on the front of the pulley keeper and tried to rotate the crank while another person pulled on the belt and was unable to move it. Does the electric shifting go into gear when there is no power to it?
 

Howard Sterndrive

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Re: 1973 Chevy w/ omc Sterndrive w/ electric shift

drive is in neutral when not powered electrically. Your upper or intermediate could be seized. Remove the drive and retry.
 
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