Re: Stuck hydraulic for assisted tilt in 40hp

[Don]

No way to bleed this system…
The problem is most likely in the tilt control cable and/or valve on the cylinder itself. You may be able to adjust the cable, sounds like the valve is stuck in the up position which allows you to tilt the engine. If slight adjustments make no difference, perhaps the cable is stuck/broken. Try removing the cable from the tilt cylinder valve/cap which should allow the valve to close holding the engine in position.
Seems like there is hope, cylinder is still charged and not stuck! These parts are ridiculously expensive, so try no to break them!