My 2003 70 HP Suzuki (Johnson) 4-stroke tiller had a strange intermittent problem a couple days ago. I had to start it partially tilted up as I was launching in shallow water, although the impeller intake was still under water. In neutral it immediately made a loud rubbing/grinding noise, but there was no noise when in forward or reverse at idle. In forward, the motor would not go over a couple thousand RPMs and acted like it was missing (maybe it was in limp home mode). Every time I shifted back into neutral, the loud rubbing/grinding noise would reoccur. <br /><br />After a while of forward trolling I turned the engine off, then on again, and everything went back to normal (no neutral noise and full rpm). I have not been able to duplicate this problem again but I am very concerned as my 3-year warranty expires in 6 days. It would be appreciated if any of you have an idea of the cause of the intermittent problem or advice on what to do with my warranty soon to expire. <br /><br />Thanks in advance,<br />Dave Gulczinski
