The tilt assist is frozen. I don't want to spend $600 on aftermarket. Plan is to find a donor motor with bad powerhead for cheap. I'm not in a hurry so given the time I'm confident one will turn up.Your motor has the tilt assist feature, doesn't it? Just my opinion, but seems like a lot to go through. Might consider aftermarket t.&t. units as a little simpler route to go.