Trans slip?

[Wickedcummins]

Ok guys before I spend time looking into this thought I might ask you fells. I was out this last weekend with about 1500 lbs surf ballast and felt like the trans was coming in and out of gear? 2003 22v PCM engine.

130hrs

[ajholt7]

I have read that some people have had to put more fluid in the trans than what would normal be full when weighting the boat for surfing.

[Wickedcummins]

kinda what I was thinking but wanna se if anyone else has ran into this

[dom w. forte]

Id be carefull about adding extra fluid, too much could cause the oil to get to much air and not enough expansion room.
If you do add do it, add ounce at a time and see what the fluid looks like after a run ballasted, if its full of bubbles you could cause internal problems.

[chpthril]

Possibly just prop slip/cavitation.

[laserfish]

I have had that happen and wrote it off to the prop cavitating. Never considered the trans slipping as it feels exactly the same as cavitation always has. Lifting one side and pressing the other down, especially if there are any waves at all could force a lot of air under the boat.

[Wickedcummins]

It was pretty Wavey.. I am torn between either the trans or prop.

[NICKYPOO]

What prop do you have on that thing?

[Wickedcummins]

857

[Timmy!]

How does the fluid look? It's not milky looking is it?

[Wickedcummins]

I havent looked at it yet!Ill check it out tomorrow morning before I head out

[Timmy!]

If it's milky, that usually means water is in it. Bill at WWS showed me a couple that they have had where water sat in the brass cooling pipe that runs through the drive and froze and then cracked that piece which then destroys the v-drive.