Thought i’d log in and give a final. The fix worked and I’m able to tilt and trim the T8 up and down through out the summer. Thank you for everyone that replied and started/add to this post.
Regards,
David
ok, finally back in the motor and working correctly. Ordered parts spacer: 69G-4388F-00-00 x2 and filter: (to replace the damaged ones) 69J-4381C-00-00 x2. I had looked at the other parts but the Valve Seat and the Seat Valve are on backorder. So, i ground .035 off the Valve Seat and then cut 5 rings off the spring (main valve spring) to allow the Seat Valve to depress. Took a while to prime the T&T but very happy to get this resolved. Total cost = $60 with shipping. Thank you all for your input!
After digging into the value, i hit a wall. the diagram shows the part as the circlip but i don’t think that’s what it is. I’ve added a pic of the valve part and the object that needs to be removed. I just don’t know how to get it out. In the center, it appears to be a pin plunger. Anyone know how to remove it? i can put my finger nail down the side a little so i know the gold ring doesn’t appear to be a circlip. Any help on the final disassembly would be greatly appreciated!
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thank you. looks like a tear down in the very near future. Odd thing is i had sold my 2003 Lund 2025 w/ the T8 2yrs previous for 03 621 w/ same T8. I took off the Tilt and Trim from the lund 4yrs ago and it sat on the shelf. After 2 years, the new owner of the Lund stopped over 4 weeks ago to pick it up. Tom if your reading this, here’s the fix for that Tilt and Trim. Ha! When ever i get it done, i’ll update on the status of the 03 T8PLHB.
Hey guys, mine blew out yesterday the 29th. This is the 2nd 2003 T8 i’ve had that has had this issue. My current T8 is T8PLHB. Looking at the diagram here: http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Yamaha/Outboard/2003/T8PLHB/POWER%20TILT%20ASSY/parts.html, you’d be talking parts 32 thru 36. Correct? Definitly isn’t the relay. Motor has less than 400 hours on it. hmmm
I haven’t taken it off the motor yet, so any help is really appreciated.
Interesting blog and opinions. I myself have owned a 1978 Japan made .270 Mag Mark V, a 2010 .30-378 Accumark and just recently purchased 1968 W. German .300 Mag Mark V.
I can confirm the Germans were meticulous on their details. The 68 .300 MV had to be pried out of the stock (Never have seen a rifle that fit so tight to a stock). In comparison to the 1978 .270 MV, the .270 action is unbelieveably loose compared to the 1968 rifle.
Now that I’m done with that tangent, I hunted with a .30-378 spitting out my reloads (178grn Amax on top of 108grns of Retumbo) at 3475fps. Of course this rifle had a brake and did move shooters off the tables next to me but it still yeilded around 35 foot pounds of recoil with the brake. So, comparing that to my 24″ .300 which is alot lighter than the Accumark, I would estimate my recoil at around 30 foot pounds or closely similar to the 30-378.
I have never had a problem w/ this type of recoil. I’ve delegated my .270 Mark V to my 16 year old son who unfortunately cycles the bolt a little to fast while hunting (indicates he’s not aiming). The specs for the the .270 is around 24 foot pounds for a load of 150 grn BTHP and 72 grns of IMR7828 at 3400 fps.
If you can afford a Weatherby, then buy one. If not, buy the other rifle.
Regards,
David
I no longer need a co-angler.
Dave 
You Minnesota boys are NUTS! (LOL) I look forward to seeing you again in Winnona.
Dave Palecek 
I received mine for the Green Bay event.
Dave Palecek
NPAA #102
GUESS WHAT! I’m also looking for a co-angler to sign up
in the WI division.
Send me a PM.
DISREGARD, I HAVE SOMEONE NOW! 
Dave Palecek
One of the things I’d like to see is the payout be
spread out alot more than it is. Even though I won the big
prize, I don’t see that much equity in the payout level for
the championship. The qualifier payouts on the other hand are tiered ok.
If we increase the entry fees, we’d in all likelyhood lose more boaters. But as CW said in the pre-meeting for the championship, the FLW is going to aggressively grow the walleye tournaments like they did for the bass tournaments.
I’d love to see that. Along w/ full fields.
That’s my 2cents.
Dave Palecek
