Reply To: OK to Stand it on it’s Head?

[William Jatzek]

frankr wrote:

It is bad practice to turn any motor upside down because water trapped in lower cavities can run into the powerhead. But your real question is is it possible. I don’t think so. I don’t think the shift rod will drop down far enough to get the prop shaft/gears assembly out. But I don’t remember ever trying it on a 7.5

Yes, do not turn it upside down I learned that the hard way. Once I carried a 1956 Johnson 30 HP. upside down, down the basement steps to store in the basement. Water trapped in the lower unit because the drain hole for the lower was plugged with sand and debris then ran into the cylinders. Did not use it for a few years it rusted and seized rings and cylinders.