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Good thoughts!
1. I can’t tell where the sound is coming from, although it is clearly audible with the motor at normal depth and idling in neutral. It does not sound like gear whine, but I can’t rule that out.
2. OK on the 1/4 turn of lash being normal.
3. Yes, turning the drive shaft by hand with the LU removed. It sounds like what I am hearing from the gears is normal for these motors.
4. I’m not at all familiar with the 15/18 hp gearcases so all is new to me.
5. I’ve had the motor for about 9 months and have run it for a good many hours without problems. The overheating (other thread) first appeared recently after several hours of operation on a boat with three people aboard, but it is now evident when I am running solo.