I just read the thread with the link to outdrive failure detection and it made me wonder what would happen to the engine if the drive shaft broke. One would exepect the engine to rev up when the load was removed and that there might be damage before the operator was able to back off the throttle. I suspect that the newer units have a form of rev limiter in the electronics but what about older units? Will the points themselves act as rev limiters in the sense that they will normally start to fail to produce accurate timed spark at excessive rpm?
Any ideas on how to avoid a double whammy if something breaks?
Randy
Any ideas on how to avoid a double whammy if something breaks?
Randy