Sbcwrangler
Seaman Apprentice
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- Jul 18, 2015
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Hi everyone. This is going to sound like a stupid first question but if you were here you'd understand the confusion. Recently bought a boat with 1976 Johnson 55hp outboard. I knew the shift cable was broken when i bought it. Just bought a new one and installed it but cant get it adjusted properly. Previous owner had welded up his own linkage at the engine and it looks nothing like what I found when i google pictures. The cable attaches to the bottom of the linkage bracket as you would suspect but so does the linkage that goes to the selector on the engine. Pictures i found show that linkage going to the top of the bracket. This raises the question of whether the engine selector is upposed to be forward for forward gear or is it supposed to be back for forward? I can't tell by spinning the prop. I'll add pics if i can figure it out. Thanks
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