'67-'68 jonson won't shift

love2fish93

love2fish93

Recruit
Joined
Jul 15, 2008
Messages
5
My buddy bought an outboard from a garage sale and decided to put it in the water this morning. It idled fine, but I just got a whone call from the middle of the lake saying that it will not shift into foreward or reverse under any circumstances. Is there something that we could do do get it to shift? Is there a sheer pin or something similar in the driveline that might have broke loose? Any starting points would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Pat
 
bktheking

bktheking

Vice Admiral
Joined
Jul 29, 2008
Messages
5,057
Re: '67-'68 jonson won't shift

Pull it out of the water and check the prop, see if it rotates free, see if it's even on the motor still???
 
C

crxess

Chief Petty Officer
Joined
Apr 30, 2009
Messages
559
Re: '67-'68 jonson won't shift

If he hit something the linkage can jam. If the shifter is not moving that may be why.
This happened to me a few weeks ago. I was able to correct it by working the shifter while turning the prop(MOTOR OFF) I figured this out only after dragging the boat 2 miles up river. DOH!!!:eek:
 
Evinrude Boater

Evinrude Boater

Lieutenant Junior Grade
Joined
Jul 6, 2004
Messages
1,143
Re: '67-'68 jonson won't shift

Electric or mechanical shift?
Warm up lever could be up
Shift cable could be broken or disconnected
 
F

F_R

Supreme Mariner
Joined
Jul 7, 2006
Messages
28,195
Re: '67-'68 jonson won't shift

Evinrude Boater said:
Electric or mechanical shift?
Warm up lever could be up
Shift cable could be broken or disconnected
Click to expand...

Exactly--Electric or manual shift?? No point in further guessing till that basic question is answered.

Except check the shear (drive) pin--applies to both systems
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top