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This may help you avoid an unnecessary transmission rebuild or similar repair. Our 16 hp Universal engine had been running well, but began to slip out of gear occasionally/unpredictably with a grinding sound like a slipping transmission. On investigation, I found a small nut on the steering...

Would appreciate advice as to the "normal" operating position for the decompression lever on a Univeral 5432. From a center position, you can push the lever downward & it will stay in the down position (sort of clicks as you push it down); alternatively & from the center position, the lever can...

the throttle lever is backwards. all the way forward it idles. all the way aft is full throttle. i believe that it should be the other way around. how do i reverse the action of the throttle lever ??? thanks greg s/v dalliance 74 35 II # 325 wilmington,ca happy sailing

Does anyone know where to look for a backstay turnbuckle release lever thingy? It enables you to disconnect the backstay (and aft shrouds) so you can lower a tabernacled mast. I'm looking for the bent rod type that use a ring as a keeper. Here's a couple of photos of what I'm talking about...

I pulled on my engine stop plunger for my 1986 M-18 Universal diesel engine the other day and the cable pulled loose from the fitting that attaches to the stop lever. That fitting (a bolt, screw, or something else) had corroded and disintegrated. I couldn't locate the remains and I don't recall...

The Manual for the Universal Model 12 lists a decompression lever to assist with cold starting. Does anyone have a clue where this lever is located?