I finally got everything hooked up and working great. The engine starts in an instant. I believe all the lines are hooked up great. But the shifting of gears seems a little off.
I start the engine on what I think is neutral, but generally speaking when it starts the propeller shaft rotates in forward just a little bit(usually around 800rpm). Then I can shift it into forward and I feel the noticeable click as it shifts and the shaft will increase speed. Then I can shift it back out of forward. Then as I move the handle towards reverse the engine will get much louder and speed up as the propeller shaft starts to actually stop and reach "neutral." then as I go further into reverse the shaft will actually move in the reverse direction and the engine will speed up more and more.
What makes it confusing is if I go through the cycle again it will generally be different. It seems as if "neutral" will choose to be wherever it wants. Sometimes the prop shaft stops spinning at the same time the rpms are at their lowest. Sometimes the engine will rev up really high as the prop shaft stops spinning. I'm just not really sure what "normal" is and I'm afraid to take the boat out until its consistent as I will have to feel for a different neutral every time.
Does anyone know if this is normal or what I can adjust to remedy?
Cheers!!
I start the engine on what I think is neutral, but generally speaking when it starts the propeller shaft rotates in forward just a little bit(usually around 800rpm). Then I can shift it into forward and I feel the noticeable click as it shifts and the shaft will increase speed. Then I can shift it back out of forward. Then as I move the handle towards reverse the engine will get much louder and speed up as the propeller shaft starts to actually stop and reach "neutral." then as I go further into reverse the shaft will actually move in the reverse direction and the engine will speed up more and more.
What makes it confusing is if I go through the cycle again it will generally be different. It seems as if "neutral" will choose to be wherever it wants. Sometimes the prop shaft stops spinning at the same time the rpms are at their lowest. Sometimes the engine will rev up really high as the prop shaft stops spinning. I'm just not really sure what "normal" is and I'm afraid to take the boat out until its consistent as I will have to feel for a different neutral every time.
Does anyone know if this is normal or what I can adjust to remedy?
Cheers!!
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