1978 power trim kickup

jimg984

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will a motor with power trim kickup if it hits something, like an outboard without power trim?
 

Laddies

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Re: 1978 power trim kickup

Yes, to a point there are pressure relief balls in the cyls but it thats more force to move the oil so it don't react as quickly.
 

Chris1956

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Re: 1978 power trim kickup

Yes, I hit a submerged telephone pole at 45MPH with my '77 Merc 1500 ELPT. it did no damage to the motor.
 
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