Out on lake today. Boat ran good. Would pull tube and plane with no problem.
I noticed if I pulled back on throttle below 4k rpm after getting on plane, that if I rapidly move throttle to WO it acted just like it was slipping. I thought at first that the coupler broke. But yet out of the hole it was solid pulling a tube with 2 people on it, it was only if I increased power to fast after getting on plane. Thinking now it wasn't like it spiked rpm's either just acted like no propulsion, if I pull throttle back and start to drop off plane then go back into it I was fine. Dark now but tomorrow will drain a little oil off bottom and look for metal. If it was jumping out of gear one would think it would bang or clunk. Also is it normal for the outdrive to have a whine sound to it when moving along, kind of like sound from running in first gear with straight cut gears? The right angle gear box on top was very warm but not hot. I could hold hand on it. This is my first outdrive and first boat motor that isn't older than myself. It also has rattle like exhaust shield on car at certain rpm @2500 or thereabouts. Almost like housing around coupling rattling.
I noticed if I pulled back on throttle below 4k rpm after getting on plane, that if I rapidly move throttle to WO it acted just like it was slipping. I thought at first that the coupler broke. But yet out of the hole it was solid pulling a tube with 2 people on it, it was only if I increased power to fast after getting on plane. Thinking now it wasn't like it spiked rpm's either just acted like no propulsion, if I pull throttle back and start to drop off plane then go back into it I was fine. Dark now but tomorrow will drain a little oil off bottom and look for metal. If it was jumping out of gear one would think it would bang or clunk. Also is it normal for the outdrive to have a whine sound to it when moving along, kind of like sound from running in first gear with straight cut gears? The right angle gear box on top was very warm but not hot. I could hold hand on it. This is my first outdrive and first boat motor that isn't older than myself. It also has rattle like exhaust shield on car at certain rpm @2500 or thereabouts. Almost like housing around coupling rattling.