[Public-list] reversing gear (A4)

[John Birch]

Patty,
When was the last time you tuned the engine. If an engine is in poor tune it 
can lack the power to drive the boat yet still idle and rev ok in neutral 
but die once engaged. I used to have that problem with an old Chevy.

Just a suggestion.

Cheers,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meinhold, Michael J" <MICHAEL.J.MEINHOLD at saic.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] reversing gear (A4)


> This sounds like compression  - if the head is leaking badly then
> putting a load on the engine could make it stall. A fouled prop should
> not stall a healthy engine - just limit RPMS and power.  It's probably
> not the reversing gear if it fails in forward. I would check compression
> first - you can get a good idea of compression by just putting your
> thumb over one of the cylinder spark plug holes while cranking the
> engine. With decent compression you can't keep the hole covered.
>
> A few weeks ago I was about to mess with the reversing gear. The problem
> turned out to  be that the choke cable had gotten behind the shifter, so
> it stalled in reverse because the shifter was choking the engine.
>
> Mike
> Rinn Duin #272
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Patty J
> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 7:03 PM
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> Subject: [Public-list] reversing gear (A4)
>
> I am having problems going into forward or reverse; the engine dies when
> I try either.  Ifigure I need to adjust something in the reversing gear
> box.  I can not find my good ole Moyer A4 book and was wondering if
> anyone had some photos and directions?
>
> Patty
> Timbuktu #461
>
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