Can't verify it in your picture, but its right (in front of/near/built into)
the tilt stop adjustment (the things on either side of the underside of the
motor with multiple holes to adjust the tilt stop point).

If you do a google search for that motor, use the term "locking pawl", as I
noticed that you misspelled it. P A W L is the proper term.


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Can you look at the photo and point out what the locking prowl is? And
does this lock automatically release when you hit the up button on the
tilt/trim?

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:59:31 GMT, "Stanley Barthfarkle"
wrote:

Your locking pawl is not engaging properly, either because it's out of
adjustment, or because you don't have the motor fully "down" before
engaging
reverse. The locking pawl locks into place when the motor is tilted all
the
way down, allowing reverse with no kick back.


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Up/Down work fine. The trim holds when motor is in up position for
long periods of time.

When down and going into reverse the motor pulls up. Light reverse is
fine. Its when your throttling up in reverse a bit that the motor pops
up.

I looked for any kind of Run/Tilt lever at the back of the boat. But I
think that is for manual tilts. This is all power trim. I suspect I
could have a loose line? Air in it? Weak Cylinder? If you do have to
bleed these things off how do you do that? (Is it like a brake
system?)


Motor is a 1973 Johnson 115 v4

Heres a photo if it helps jog a memory:
http://4.7.36.200/73johnson.jpg

Thanks
Nate