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I'm a new member to SailNet and a new owner of a 1979 Spirit 28. I'm in the cleaning and fluid changing stage now and have not had her sailing yet. When I start the engine and put the shifter in forward I get a whining noise from the tranny , but no noise in reverse. It's not that loud but it's is a whine. Is this normal? I am only shifting forward and reverse in the slip so I can't leave it in gear for a long time. It makes this noise before and after I changed the AFT. I read that the transmission must be fully engaged or you can damage it so I will check the shifter cable to make sure it is. Do these transmissions have a different sound in forward then reverse? Thanks in advance. Brian
I'm a new member to SailNet and a new owner of a 1979 Spirit 28. I'm in the cleaning and fluid changing stage now and have not had her sailing yet. When I start the engine and put the shifter in forward I get a whining noise from the tranny , but no noise in reverse. It's not that loud but it's is a whine. Is this normal? I am only shifting forward and reverse in the slip so I can't leave it in gear for a long time. It makes this noise before and after I changed the AFT. I read that the transmission must be fully engaged or you can damage it so I will check the shifter cable to make sure it is. Do these transmissions have a different sound in forward then reverse? Thanks in advance. Brian