the Kajun curse strikes again!

Kajun

Kajun

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well i get down to PCB and think i'm going to have a week of fishing bliss..monday i visit old friends and do alil house hunting....tuesday i was going fishing!

i get to the ramp and lower the motor..BLOOSH! all the tilt and trim fluid comes out......now i've had a slow leak from the seals for awhile but usually i just add alil fluid and i'm good to go....i guess the 14hr trip at 70mph down the highway finally finished it off...lol...

well now that its in the down position and all the fluid is out....it wont go back up!....i tried the manual release screw but it barely budges and i end up stripping the screw...now i'm fooked...

me and the marina mechanic tried to get it tilted back up for about an hour..tried all kinds of things..no dice...if i could have got it tilted back up , i could have removed the T&T and put a rebuild kit on it,got it tilted just a bit, enough to trailer it back to lot....looks like no fishin for me...i went and parked it back in the storage lot....i'm just gonna wait till i get my engine hoist and stand then pull the motor..but that'll be in june sometime....:(

here's my $35 a month storage spot , about the only thing that has gone right so far lol





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well i get down to PCB and think i'm going to have a week of fishing bliss..monday i visit old friends and do alil house hunting....tuesday i was going fishing!

i get to the ramp and lower the motor..BLOOSH! all the tilt and trim fluid comes out......now i've had a slow leak from the seals for awhile but usually i just add alil fluid and i'm good to go....i guess the 14hr trip at 70mph down the highway finally finished it off...lol...

well now that its in the down position and all the fluid is out....it wont go back up!....i tried the manual release screw but it barely budges and i end up stripping the screw...now i'm fooked...

me and the marina mechanic tried to get it tilted back up for about an hour..tried all kinds of things..no dice...if i could have got it tilted back up , i could have removed the T&T and put a rebuild kit on it,got it tilted just a bit, enough to trailer it back to lot....looks like no fishin for me...i went and parked it back in the storage lot....i'm just gonna wait till i get my engine hoist and stand then pull the motor..but that'll be in june sometime....:(

here's my $35 a month storage spot , about the only thing that has gone right so far lol





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Kajun, sorry about the T&T, I been there myself and just replaced mine today. Good thing is though, from what it looks liek in your pics., you have a nice roof over your boat.
 
Kajun, sorry about the T&T, I been there myself and just replaced mine today. Good thing is though, from what it looks liek in your pics., you have a nice roof over your boat.
 
man, i hate to hear that. if ya get the itch to fish to bad get with me and we'll take a trip outta gulfport and hit the islands (cat or ship) just let me know. good luck with fixn the tilt.
 
man, i hate to hear that. if ya get the itch to fish to bad get with me and we'll take a trip outta gulfport and hit the islands (cat or ship) just let me know. good luck with fixn the tilt.
 
Kajun...looks like a great storage set-up for a good price ya got there 8) ... when the Mighty Blow comes, you got some serious concrete to lash the boat down to ;) ...

Bummer about the T&T, but do ya gotta pull the motor to rebuild it??... once you get the pressure released and tilted up, wouldn't it be easier to do on the transom?...
 
Kajun...looks like a great storage set-up for a good price ya got there 8) ... when the Mighty Blow comes, you got some serious concrete to lash the boat down to ;) ...

Bummer about the T&T, but do ya gotta pull the motor to rebuild it??... once you get the pressure released and tilted up, wouldn't it be easier to do on the transom?...
 
MJ....i'm not actually moving down here till june 1st..then i have to find a house with a garage..which could take awhile..then once i find it the movers will deliver my furniture/household goods and engine stuff that has been packed up and in storage since febuary...

phat.. its a 94' 140 johnson..i stripped the screw top..

reel...yea if i cant get it raised on the transom you have to pull the whole motor....which is no big deal cuz i was gonna pull it anyway once i get my new powerhead on my force......thats why i'm not bringing it to a shop now, no use wasting money getting it fixed when i'm gonna pull it off in a month or so........i'll have it off on my stand and do it cheap as possible lol
 
MJ....i'm not actually moving down here till june 1st..then i have to find a house with a garage..which could take awhile..then once i find it the movers will deliver my furniture/household goods and engine stuff that has been packed up and in storage since febuary...

phat.. its a 94' 140 johnson..i stripped the screw top..

reel...yea if i cant get it raised on the transom you have to pull the whole motor....which is no big deal cuz i was gonna pull it anyway once i get my new powerhead on my force......thats why i'm not bringing it to a shop now, no use wasting money getting it fixed when i'm gonna pull it off in a month or so........i'll have it off on my stand and do it cheap as possible lol
 
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