Monmouth00
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Nov 26, 2017
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Hello All,
I just put a 2008 (2011 EIS) Yamaha 9.9 LEA on the back of my Starcraft.
The motor is in really good shape. I bought it from the first owner, whose son only used it on his little whaler a few times through each summer. It was maintained annually, in the same manner as the larger engines on his dad's boat.
Out of the water, not under load, the engine shifts very smoothly. However, when I have it in the water, it clunks hard into forward. When putting it in reverse, it grinds like it's not going into gear. If I push hard into reverse, louder grinding, followed by an engine stall. (I've only done that once, not wanting to repeat it and damage the gears) Since then, I've just used my trolling motor to get away from the dock before going into forward gear.
Is my idle set too high? What could be the cause of the clunk into forward and grind into reverse under load?
Thanks for any ideas....
I just put a 2008 (2011 EIS) Yamaha 9.9 LEA on the back of my Starcraft.
The motor is in really good shape. I bought it from the first owner, whose son only used it on his little whaler a few times through each summer. It was maintained annually, in the same manner as the larger engines on his dad's boat.
Out of the water, not under load, the engine shifts very smoothly. However, when I have it in the water, it clunks hard into forward. When putting it in reverse, it grinds like it's not going into gear. If I push hard into reverse, louder grinding, followed by an engine stall. (I've only done that once, not wanting to repeat it and damage the gears) Since then, I've just used my trolling motor to get away from the dock before going into forward gear.
Is my idle set too high? What could be the cause of the clunk into forward and grind into reverse under load?
Thanks for any ideas....