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Author Topic: 40 Johnson - Manual Tilt Failure Jamber posted 08:39 PM ET (US) This chilly FL evening I went down to my 15 Super Sport (stored on my boat lift) to run the 1993 40 HP Johnson. I like to run it on the ear muffs every few weeks if I do not get a chance to use it. Unfortunately I have not been able to use the Whaler in the last few weeks (due to holidays, family visits, kid's functions, cold fronts, low tides.). Anyway, my 40 does not have power tilt and trim, so as usual I got a good footing, put all my muscle into it and tilted it up, lock the assist tilt lever in the up position to put the ear muffs on.

Evinrude Tilt Trim Manual Release

As I let it down, I eased the tilt lever so I could leave it slightly tilted (leaving it slightly tilted helps save the back as I was going to tilt it up again to remove the ear muffs after I ran it). As it went down something made a click sound that I never noticed before.

When I went to tilt it up, I grabbed the cowling/engine cover handle and put some pull on it and released the tilt lever. The tilt lever did not have any tension on it like normal.

I continued to tilt the engine up with a good bit of effort, it started to tilt then POP the cowling came off! I fell back hard on my arse, landing on the helm seat, and trying to hold onto the cowling best I could. Unfortunately I could not and the cowling went overboard. Off course the cowling did not float, but the tide was pretty low and the water clear so I was able to fish it out with my boat hook. I was shocked the cowling came off like that, ticked it was at the bottom of the canal but, glad l I did not really hurt myself. I flushed the cowling/cover to remove the saltwater and canal muck with a hose and then in a large Rubbermaid bin.

I used the rubber maid bin as a make shift cover to keep the morning dew and rain out while the insulation inside the cowling dries out. Megascenery Earth New York 0045. The latches for the cowling were all down, the metal catch on the cowling may be slightly bent. So I went to try to lift the engine again and nothing, only budges slightly.

I can not tilt it up at all. Kinda bummed as I have some time off coming up and wanted to use the Whaler. Any suggestions on how to fix this while still on the lift? I will not be able to get the Whaler on the trailer with the engine locked down. Keygen Ebp Association 2010 Movies here. I remember on my previous Whaler there was screw to release the pressure to lower it if the the trim pump failed.I looked around the best I could from inside the boat (on the lift) but did not see any on the 40 horse.

RevengeFamily posted 09:10 PM ET (US) You stated your 40 HP Johnson does not have power trim and tilt, there for it will not have a manual bypass screw to allow you to lower the engine. The cylinder you see is simply a dampner to slow the tilting motion of the engine either up or down. Being that your engine is a 1993, most likely the pivot joint has rusted do to age and the fact that the engine lives in a salt water environment. Break out your can of WD40, CRC or any other brand of pentrating oil and give the pivot location a spritz. Record Of Lodoss War Advent Of Cardiace Isotretinoin. Allow the spray to soak in over night and then spray it again the next day. Follow up with 90w gear oil. With time and some assistance by you, it should start to move a bit.

I have a 1984 90hp Johnson without power trim and tilt, the pivot tube gave me trouble 15 years ago. I gave it the lubrication treatment outlined above. Over time it got much easier to tilt, but has never returned to like new.

To keep it that way I spray and oil it twice a year. Sorry to say, I don't believe your engine will ever be as easy to tilt as she was in her younger days.

Best of luck, Norm Jamber posted 10:48 PM ET (US) Thank you Norm for your insight. I will look into the pivot joint. I have owned the boat since April and it had a long previous life in fresh water with very little salt water use and is almost rust free, actually a very clean motor for 17 years old. So I doubt it is that, especially since it has been operating smoothly up to this point. The click that I notice has me thinking it is a spring of some sort for the tilt lever position lock.