mercruiser out drive reverse problem

badbowtie

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May 18, 2007
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Well today was my first attempt to take my new 85 wellcraft boat to the lake well I have no reverse forward will engage but reverse does not work at all when I try reverse it just reves.
 

thrasher

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May 23, 2007
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Re: mercruiser out drive reverse problem

Sounds like the throttle linkage needs adjusting. You will have two cables from the throttle unit, one is a throttle cable, the other is a control cable that selects forward, Neutral or reverse. It sounds like this cable has not been correctly setup.. That or your stern drive is damaged and doesn't have a reverse anymore!! I have never setup the cable for forward/reverse selection, so hopefully someone can tell you how to do it, or go buy a mercury service manual.. Based on my limited experience I would not recomend the SELOC manual as its too general and seems to be missing much information.

Gary

Gary
 
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