2001 Mercruiser 3.0L won't shift into gear

firefighter0413

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I have a 2001 Sea Ray Bowrider 180 with the Mercruiser 3.0. It cranks just fine, but when I shift the control arm into forward it will not shift into gear. I can manually shift into forward, but when I start going it "rev's" all over the place. I am thinking it's the shift cable. Any ideas on how to find and fix this problem?? I've spent hours and hours trying to figure this out.
 

alldodge

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Re: 2001 Mercruiser 3.0L won't shift into gear

The control arm you mentioned would that be the shift/throttle control? You mentioned moving it manually into FWD, how is this done, at the engine shift plate or somewhere else? What went on prior to this becoming a problem? I am also assuming that there are no issues with the engine only shifting the outdrive?
 
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