Did i buy junky mercury controls??

roger3645

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Just received two used 8 pin merc controls with the warmup lever. Just the control boxes and wiring harnesses no cables. I cannot get either control lever to move into the forward gear position. Is this some sort of safety feature as not to start the engine with the motor in gear??? The controls are not connected to a motor just pulled them out of the box and tried to work them thru the gears. Is this how they should work or did I buy junk????
Thanks Roger
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: Did i buy junky mercury controls??

the you squeeze the handle when trying to shift it. also could be out of alignment, inside do to no cables. some people are not carefull when putting back together.
 

roger3645

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Re: Did i buy junky mercury controls??

Yes, I squeezed the button on the handle. Mostly likely out of alignment like you said. At least I hope so.
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: Did i buy junky mercury controls??

when yuo go to put it together go the mercurypartsexpress.com and see if you can find a diagram.
 
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