Mercury 2stroke efi 1999 knocking

towens73

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Motor starts and runs great except while in gear (in the water) it makes a constant ticking noise. Does not do it in neutral or on water muffs even when put into forward gear. Knock is about every three quarters of a second and does not change with the RPMs. The tach needle also bounces randomly. Any ideas?
 

towens73

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After pulling prop, badly damaged-missing gears in lower unit. But I still don't understand how knocking stays same pace at any rpm. Compression was 115 on all cylinders.
 

Faztbullet

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That dont make sense at all as gear noise would rise with rpm......
 
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