OMC SeaDrive 2.0L Won't Start

[THEFERMANATOR]

My bet is you didn't get the carbs cleaned correctly, and your pickup tubes are plugged. Otherwise you need to inspect it for cracked reeds. As to dropping the lower unit, did you remove the trim anode and get the bolt above it?

[bgares]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

My bet is you didn't get the carbs cleaned correctly, and your pickup tubes are plugged. Otherwise you need to inspect it for cracked reeds. As to dropping the lower unit, did you remove the trim anode and get the bolt above it?

Not getting the carbs cleaned correctly is a definite possibility! When you say pickup tubes - are you referring to the small fuel lines that run to each carb, or something else? If it's those small fuel lines, what's the best way to clean them? Pressurized air? Carb cleaner?

In regards to the lower unit, I did remove the trim anode, and the bolt above it. The unit dropped about an inch, and would move back and forth/side to side, but wouldn't drop out completely. Is there something that connects it the the motor, or do the gear just slip together, and perhaps I did to pull a little harder to separate?

[THEFERMANATOR]

You didn't take the shift linkage loose. Look under the carbs on the front side of the powerhead, and com8ng in from the port side, you'll see the shift linkage. I want to say it's a 5/16" hex head bolt. DO NOT DROP IT taking it out. If you do, it can fall down the whole for the shift shaft, and be gone. And do not turn the shift shaft once you drop the lower, if you do, you will be resetting your shift linkage height.