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Originally Posted by Harbor Nights
Help.
How long can one freewheel the mg502 transmission? We are out on a trip and have lost the stbd eng and need to get the boat home.
(Can't start the engine due to the a major oil leak from the eng oil cooler.)
So far I have not found anything in the owners manual.
Thanks
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You just need to keep the oil temp below 100 centigrade. Plug the dipstick and fill the tranny housing to the gills and you should be ok for a while. You can also improvise a shaft brake with a couple of 2x4's and hose clamps if you don't have a strap wrench and you are a long way from the barn.
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