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[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by roffey

I think you may be right, I am unable to put the outdrive down. It sounds like it is going down but the drive does not move... I'll give that a try, I bet if I hold the button and press the down... things may happen.

That's not how the system works. The down button should always put the drive down. You may have a stuck ram on yours if the motor is running and it isn't going down.

[phatdaddy]

ferm,no knowledge of i/o's, but is there a trailer lock lever like on an ob?

[smokeonthewater]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

ferm,no knowledge of i/o's, but is there a trailer lock lever like on an ob?

no but there COULD be trailering clips snapped onto the rams

[roffey]

Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

no but there COULD be trailering clips snapped onto the rams

I quickly looked at the rams and can't see anything but I will look harder. As I said it sounds like the outdrive is going down...

[randlemanboater]

Had a 1984 model Merc tower of power on a boat and it had a "trailer" button on it...but it said "trailer" on it...and when you pushed it, the motor tilted all the way up.

[roffey]

Originally Posted by randlemanboater

Had a 1984 model Merc tower of power on a boat and it had a "trailer" button on it...but it said "trailer" on it...and when you pushed it, the motor tilted all the way up.

I see what you mean now, the trailer button put the motor up.. I'm a little slow today. I have been working nights and am a little sleep deprived. I thought you guys were saying the button stopped the drive from going down when on the trailer. I'll check the rams a little closer and check it out.
I'll take some pictures of the dash and motor. I seem to have the normal trim buttons up up and down, then I have the buttons for the trim tabs and then a little joy stick that looks to be from the trim as well..

[spareparts]

joy stick is for trim tabs, sounds like the button is for trailer position on out drive trim. make sure you don't have the shifter in reverse when you try to trim it. Does the motor sound like its spinning real fast? you can add trim fluid (10w30 oil) and see if it helps. Spray some CRC or WD40 on the rams, have some one stand on them while you trim the drive down. Let us know how it works

[roffey]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

That's not how the system works. The down button should always put the drive down. You may have a stuck ram on yours if the motor is running and it isn't going down.

If I push the down button I hear the hydraulics motor run but the outdrive does not go down. I will be out to the boat on Friday and take some pictures. I have the boat at a mechanic who has a I/O and is good with this sort of stuff.

I'll post back on Friday or Saturday, thanks for all the input so far.