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the bendix gear should be available at any starter/alternator rebuild shop

how well is your waterpump working? maybe engine is overheating.

A little hard to say.. Should clear on its own. Try disconnecting the batteries for an hour ... if I remember correctly there are different types of bedpan for each malfunction.... Long and on to short beeps in different sequences. One thing that makes a boat act like it has a gremlin is a failing thermostats... Chevy Serra does the same backwards flips. So if the batteries load test good and the connections are solid then I'd be checking for a partially plugged thermostat or restricted cooling line or failing water pump. ( change at least every three years , ) costs a few hundred dollars to service an engine , takes a lifetime to row back in.

On the under side of the tiller arm there is a tension screw ... make sure it isn't too tight. It is simply a screw that threads through the casing of the tiller arm and friction rubs against the inside shaft. Corrosion or an incorrect adjustment may case it to be hard to turn. I always back mine off.... If I fall off the boat I don't want the bug ger coming bk looking for me at full throttle. Next would be to give the disassembled arm a good cleaning and greasing. It is very simple consisting of meshing sprockets hooked to a long rod.

I feel your carburettor has a faulty float. It allows the gas to keep flowing till the engine is full or flooded. The float is made to cut the flow of gas off when the engine shuts down.

These engine adjustments vary by year, but the later models had their idle RPM adjusted with the boat in the water to account for exhaust back-pressure. Actual idle speed is set by adjusting the Idle Timing while the unit is in gear in the water. Check the service manual for actual timing specifications, the owner's manual won't have this information.

year and model?

By a climber manual. Carburetors on two strokes are finicky beasts, not for the faint of heart.

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Check your neutral safety switch or start in gear protection switch.

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Idle adjustment is done on the left (driver) side of the motor by turning the adjuster on the black cable running to the control box at the console. There are 2 one is tensioned to select the gearing. F - N - R

The cables have adjustment nuts.

There are adjustment nuts.

Could be fuel or thermostat ... if the water isn't getting to the motor when it needs to cool it will stall .. Usually takes 10 min or more of its partly plugged with sand or debris. Remove thermostat and flush... some have two thermostats.

Couple of possible problems. I would tend to lean to wards carbon build up on the piston . What happens is over time you will gain carbon , as the engine runs it super heats and when its hot enough it will cause the gas to ignite at the wrong time and actually stall the engine. Imagine you are pushing a rotary door in the mall and every time you pass the enterence to the mall another person jumps in and helps push ... everything spins easily . . Then some clown jumps in and gets caught in the frame ... everything stalls. To fix this you will need to take the head off and clean out the carbon. Might take a bit but it can be done . Had this happen to a mechanic friend of mine... he repaired a 9.9 got paid for the job and the motor would run for 20 min and quit couldn't figure it out to save his soul. Until we put our heads together. Checked every possible thing only to figure out it was a carbon problem.

1959 model would be premix fuel/ oil so any oil will be a result of excessive oil in the fuel and not burning up

Check your wiring at the engine. When your key is rotated you will have a complete circuit which powers your accessories, motor, and if that circuit is broken your engine should shut down .. So either your key circuit to the engine is staying powered from a faulty ignition switch or someone didn't set up the wires properly.

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