Hello all, I tried to search past threads on this to no avail. Here goes - When I'm running the boat and shes all warmed up, I slow down and put the gears in neutral. When I go down to the cockpit, I hear this really HIGH pitched whine/ whistle and it comes and goes as we are bobbing around.... It goes away as soon as I put it in gear... Any Ideas? I don't think its caused by the props or the cutless bearings but....?
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Captned
78 46 CON
Miami Beach
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Transmission whine revisited...
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05-14-2007 06:17 PM #2Senior Member
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Re: Transmission whine revisited...
What kind of transmissions do you have?
Will
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Re: Transmission whine revisited...
Originally Posted by Will
Allison Transmissions.... With screw on remote filters... Could it be that packing gland that has never leaked???
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Re: Transmission whine revisited...
It may be normal. The Vickers pumps have a habit of producing a "whistle" noise, especially when out of gear. Its not the gear itself if its doing that - its the pump, and sometimes they do it, and sometimes they do not.
The reason is that there is a bypass/pressure regulator valve on the pump that controls the pressure output in the lines and the bleed through it sometimes makes noise.http://www.denninger.net - Home page with blog links and more
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Re: Transmission whine revisited...
I had the same whining problem, but only in gear. It happened after rebuilding the forward clutch AND tuning the props. I couldn't figure it out. All we did was put new springs in to release the forward clutch (Allison M20) and depitch props. The noise was a high pitched whine from idle up to about 950rpm in forward gear. Above that it went away.
I lived with the whine for one whole season. Then I replaced all of my cutlass bearings AND switched the props to my spares. Problem solved. I have no idea what the cause was, but I suspect it was a singing prop.Sky Cheney
1985 53EDMY, Hull #CN759, "Rebecca"
ELYC on White Lake--Montague, MI