my boat: !989 Larson All American 190, 4.3L merc with alpha one gen 1.
Back story: I replaced the water impeller, went to put the lower unit back on and lost the washer for the shift shaft, still not sure if i have the right one but when i put it together i locked it in forward (prop locked counter clockwise) but had the control in neutral. When i tested it i forced it into gear cuz it was tight, and even harder to get back into neutral but managed to do it. But now have a jammed throttle.
So my problem then is i have the shift cable detached, and it still is stuck, will go about half way forward and not in reverse at all. The cable on the carb was locked so i took that off. The throttle on the carb would not move at all. ive taken the control unit apart and you can see the the cable for the throttle is not moving. Can i fix this or does that cable need to be replaced? In other words is it a linkage problem or did i break the cable.
Not sure how to get the cable out of the control panel and the cable runs into the stern of the boat from the back of the carb so not sure how to get that out either.
Back story: I replaced the water impeller, went to put the lower unit back on and lost the washer for the shift shaft, still not sure if i have the right one but when i put it together i locked it in forward (prop locked counter clockwise) but had the control in neutral. When i tested it i forced it into gear cuz it was tight, and even harder to get back into neutral but managed to do it. But now have a jammed throttle.
So my problem then is i have the shift cable detached, and it still is stuck, will go about half way forward and not in reverse at all. The cable on the carb was locked so i took that off. The throttle on the carb would not move at all. ive taken the control unit apart and you can see the the cable for the throttle is not moving. Can i fix this or does that cable need to be replaced? In other words is it a linkage problem or did i break the cable.
Not sure how to get the cable out of the control panel and the cable runs into the stern of the boat from the back of the carb so not sure how to get that out either.