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The trim/tilt on my old 1984 VRO 90 is not working properly. It goes down, but will not go up. The motor works in both directions and sounds normal, but the engine doesn't move upward. I haven't used the engine/boat this year, but it was working last fall when I put it away.

The only thing I did that might impact things is I opened the relief valve so I could tilt the motor up manually to move it. When I lowered it back down - with the valve open - hydraulic fluid came out of the valve, so I tightened the screw back down, and rather than the engine holding position, I was able to lower it the rest of the way by hand.

Now the battery in back in and the tilt/trim pump seems to be working normally, but the engine doesn't tilt up.

Did I manage to get air in the system somehow? How do you "bleed' the air out?

Could it be the fluid is now too low? How do you check the level/refill it?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks


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