Jungleboat
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2010
- Messages
- 78
The problem is almost certainly a matter of failed hydraulic seals in my tilt/trim thingy, for my Evinrude 200 V6. My question is not so much "what?" but "Why?"...
Recently I had the engine removed by a local mechanic, to change the transom. They then refitted the engine.
When in the water I found that attempting to use reverse resulted in the entire engine rising up, tilting, instead of just going backwards.
Naturally this caused me to immediately cut the throttle...
The engine then came smashing down, pretty hard.
This rising up and smashing down thing was repeated a few time while trying to maneuver the boat back onto the trailer, while fighting a sideways current.
We got the boat back on the trailer in the end but now I find that when I try to use the hydraulic tilt and trim it just makes a whirring noise for up, and down results in it dribbling out hydraulic oil.
So my question is simply this - could the rising up and smacking down of the engine have blown or damaged the hydraulic seals?
My reason for asking is because I believe that IS the case, and in my view it is now the responsibility of the local boat guy that fitted the transom and re-fitted the engine to repair the hydraulics (or pay for someone else to)
On the other hand I don't wish to demand he repair it if it's more likely the seals just gave out from age and it had nothing to do with the slamming engine.
Speaking on the phone he asked if some bolt was tight? I don't know what bolt he means but ultimately his people fitted the engine so they should have tightened whatever needed tightening.
Anyway, what do you guys think? I don't want to fall out with this man as he's the only local boaty person I trust, on the other hand this boat already blew my budget some time ago and I cannot afford this. I can't leave it though, as the oil was somewhat emulsified, suggesting salt water is getting sucked inside.
Cheers,
JB
Recently I had the engine removed by a local mechanic, to change the transom. They then refitted the engine.
When in the water I found that attempting to use reverse resulted in the entire engine rising up, tilting, instead of just going backwards.
Naturally this caused me to immediately cut the throttle...
The engine then came smashing down, pretty hard.
This rising up and smashing down thing was repeated a few time while trying to maneuver the boat back onto the trailer, while fighting a sideways current.
We got the boat back on the trailer in the end but now I find that when I try to use the hydraulic tilt and trim it just makes a whirring noise for up, and down results in it dribbling out hydraulic oil.
So my question is simply this - could the rising up and smacking down of the engine have blown or damaged the hydraulic seals?
My reason for asking is because I believe that IS the case, and in my view it is now the responsibility of the local boat guy that fitted the transom and re-fitted the engine to repair the hydraulics (or pay for someone else to)
On the other hand I don't wish to demand he repair it if it's more likely the seals just gave out from age and it had nothing to do with the slamming engine.
Speaking on the phone he asked if some bolt was tight? I don't know what bolt he means but ultimately his people fitted the engine so they should have tightened whatever needed tightening.
Anyway, what do you guys think? I don't want to fall out with this man as he's the only local boaty person I trust, on the other hand this boat already blew my budget some time ago and I cannot afford this. I can't leave it though, as the oil was somewhat emulsified, suggesting salt water is getting sucked inside.
Cheers,
JB