Almost Jumping into gear from neutral

Cj7jeepoffroad · May 13, 2012

I was running my 1988 Rinker with Alpha MR today on the muffs while I was tuning it up, I started it in neutral and had it throttled up to about 1300 RPM, I went back to the stern and it sounded like it was partialy jumping into gear, it wasnt jumping into gear the hole way but just enough to slowly turn the prop. It dodesnt do this at low idle and the prop doesnt turn, only at high idle. I just adjusted the shift cables and it shifts well. Any idea what is causing this? it it normal?

achris · May 13, 2012

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I have the same thing happening on my lawnmower... I just have it idling and it jumps into gear all by itself!

'Rinker' is a boat, not an engine... What engine are you working on???? (please add year, model and serial numbers if you have them)

Turning the prop slowly is NOT in gear, it's just drag in the oil....

Don S · May 13, 2012

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Would help to know what outdrive you have, since that is what's jumping into gear.

Kinda' sounds like an Alpha drive with a cable out of adjustment, binding, worn out, and allowing the dog clutches to touch and rattle. Not good.

achris · May 13, 2012

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Don S said:
Would help to know what outdrive you have, ....

That's what I was implying with my previous post.... Guess I should actually say rather than imply, yes... :facepalm:

Don S · May 13, 2012

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Yeah, happens quite often, if you ask for engine info, that's all you get. Been there, done that.

Cj7jeepoffroad · May 14, 2012

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Its a 1988 Mercruiser Alpha MR as per the forum. The main shift cable has been changed, I can easily shift the lower unit by hand with the cables removed from the neutral interrupt linkage, and it shifts nicely in and out of gear, neutral interrupt switch works great. I adjusted the cables to spec, When I rev it up in neutral it make a verry lite "ting ting ting" noise and just barley turns the prop in a clock-wise rotation.

Cj7jeepoffroad · May 14, 2012

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Does anyone have a good cable adjustment wright-up so I can verify my cables are adjusted correctly?

achris · May 14, 2012

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Cj7jeepoffroad said:
Does anyone have a good cable adjustment wright-up so I can verify my cables are adjusted correctly?

Try this -> http://youtu.be/GrOlKjXz1Gk

Cj7jeepoffroad · May 14, 2012

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achris said:
Try this -> http://youtu.be/GrOlKjXz1Gk

Nice post, When I adjusted the remote shift cable I didnt turn it out 4 turns, Im to close to forward gear. Thanks alot guys.

achris · May 14, 2012

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Cj7jeepoffroad said:
Nice post, When I adjusted the remote shift cable I didnt turn it out 4 turns, Im to close to forward gear. Thanks alot guys.

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74invader · Jul 28, 2012

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Im having the same issue however the youtube link seems to no longer be good. Could you post another link to this video fix?

markheck1 · Jul 29, 2012

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This link work?

BTW thanks for the vid achris...made adjusting my cable a snap....

Almost Jumping into gear from neutral

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