Re: Video of 1957 35 hp please help

[David Stanton]

Just a thought – Has the shift rod detent mechanism been checked to be sure something isn’t broken or missing, allowing it to shift into neutral? And – when it goes to neutral, does the shift handle move to neutral? Even if something is wrong in this area, I think there is something else going on as well.

Also – I watched the video again on a 39 inch computer screen and it’s hard to tell, but watching the throttle position indicator knob, it looks like the throttle has been backed off immediately after the problem reared it’s head, so maybe it’s not slowing down and quitting due to overheating?? Please confirm if you backed down the throttle.
Dave