usedtoberobmurray
Cadet
- Joined
- May 15, 2003
- Messages
- 9
Hi, <br /><br />My Engine and control box are doing some weird things at the moment.<br /><br />It has become increasingly rare to get the boat into gear straight away. Sometimes it wont engage at all and the motor runs in whatever gear it was last in.<br /><br />When I take the cover off the actual selector seems to be working. Its an old Johnson motor and has a metal plate with grooves in it, and each time you move the shifter at the control box end, a small finger-like rod moves up and down between the grooves, and that is how it works. A VERY bad drawing is at the below link (you will need to cut and paste the link into your browser)<br /><br /> http://www.ontheweekend.com.au/mainpages/gear_pic_1.gif <br /><br />And heres another weird thing, every now and then the motor goes clunk/bang, kinda like the lower leg hit a small branch in the water, but its not hitting anything.<br /><br />Also, a couple of times now the motor has smashed into neutral at top speed, resulting in people going overboard, the leg swinging out of the water and the engine revving well into the beyond red zone! VERY scary combination at night or in a tense situation.<br /><br />Any suggestions? I am thinking there is some sort of about-to-be-fatal-and-kill-everyone problem with the lower part of the leg?<br /><br />Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am taking the boat out tonight in what is pretty intense weather?<br /><br />Many thanks<br />Rob
