Tranny sounding rough

Yesterday I was ideling and put it in gear and heard a rough sound from tranny area. Today when flushing engine out, I placed it in gear at idol and the tranny just didn't sound right. Oil was good, level correct and no signs of water in it. The tranny, I was told is about 2 yrs old and it looks brand new. I know there is not much info to go off of, but does anyone have any ideas of what it could be or what to look for? I don't want to tear the tranny up if there is something I need to address.

Also after coming off a run and going to idol, the boat sometimes will die. It really sucks when pulling up to the dock and it dies.

When idoling through a no wake zone it has started to develop a miss everynow and then. Anyone know of common things I should look for to resolve that as well?

and the miss can be aggravating the damper also

One more question, what is the most recommended prop for a 1982 Ski NAutique.

wavepimp wrote: OK, how do I check the dampner plate? What should I be looking for? Is this something I should be taking to someone who works on this type of equipment? All advice would be greatly appreciated.

Get the engine running correctly first. Eric is correct that a rough running engine will make noise in the trans and dampner.

To inspect it, you need to pull the trans and bell housing. Not that bad of a job and many here have done it themselves.

To clarify, i only put it in gear for maybe a minute if that to see if I could hear the noise I was hearing in the water. It's not missing real bad, just sputter now and then. I'm gonna be all over the tune up part. But the tranny scared me. I will get her running properly and follow up on tranny after that.

I appreciate the advice, and PLEASE I hope it's really nothingand me just being anal when it comes to her. I have had the boat fo a couple months now and ran her on the water about 10 times so far. Just want to make sure I don't mess her up so I can have a good summer with the kiddos.

If anyone reading this is from the South Houston, Tx area and know of good shops for parts and work if needed, please pass on the info.

Thanks,

JMG

Also, if the guy with the 86 blue & gray SN that was broke down and I pulled in is on this site, I'm the guy with the red striped 82 SN that day.

Thanks guys for all the help. What brought my tranny concern was the one time i heard a squeal type noise come from the engine area when it was engaging and figured i would listen for anything out of norm when flushing it.

I also got a small knick in the prop a couple times back and thought maybe this was something that could have brought this on. Not really sure, and thats why I asked about the prop.

I'm new to boats, and I read the he11 out of this forum for ideas and know hows. I'm trying to find a good parts place in my area for parts that pertain to correct crafts.

The only concern is the squeel happened when I was in the water.

strut not bent, but I need to cheek the whole boat for any issues. all help is good.

Eric,

What's your number? I have some questions for you on a similar subject.