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SICK BIRD
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Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:07 pm
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Location: Louisiana
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 Gator Tail Knocking in foward i am looking at buying a gator tail 35 we ran the motor not in the water a few days ago and it ran great no problems at all. Today we put it in the water , and when you put it in gear it makes a knocking noise in the lower unit. The noise is only in forward gear in reverse there is no noise. The belt seems to be a little loose, but it seems like there maybe more to the problem but i don't know. I need some help or comments on what this could be. The owner of the boat says it has been doing it since the motor had 6 hours on it. It runs fine dosent seem to hurt the performance of the boat just makes a real bad noise. Any help would be great.
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| Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:14 pm |
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med
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:25 am
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Re: Gator Tail Knocking in foward Sounds like the owner is possibly a dumbass for not getting it checked out vs just running it....or he is giving you a line of crap so you won't be alarmed and he can sell it. See if he has a tension guage and check the belt. Maybe one of the gtr guru's will chime in.
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Rocketman
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Re: Gator Tail Knocking in foward Mine is doing the exact same thing only in forward. Its got about 35 hours on it and it started yesterday evening I'm not running anymore till I have it checked out.
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| Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:12 pm |
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Re: Gator Tail Knocking in foward Run it like you stole itnaw bring it to gatortail your prop might be loose and belt it could be something simple
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| Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:17 am |
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dog walker
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm
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Location: Meraux,La.
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Re: Gator Tail Knocking in foward Does it only do it when the clutch is engaged? In other words does it knock the whole time the motor is underway? How much play was in the belt?
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| Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:30 am |
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MaXXis85
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am
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Location: Tarkington, TX
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Re: Gator Tail Knocking in foward Check for a loose prop.
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SICK BIRD
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Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:07 pm
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Location: Louisiana
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Re: Gator Tail Knocking in foward It knocks the whole time it is in forward.
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| Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:03 am |
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WestEndAngler
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Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:11 am
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Location: Houston | Surfside
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Re: Gator Tail Knocking in foward
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kilzdux
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Re: Gator Tail Knocking in foward This happend to a friend of mine and it turned out to be a belt problem.
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| Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:51 pm |
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craig
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:53 pm
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Location: Chauvin
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Gator Tail Knocking in foward Loose belt.
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