88 Cobra Drive: Lower Cable Problem Cable is new

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NeedaBiggerBoat

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I just bought this boat so im not that farmiliar with it yet. 1989 Four Winns 205 Sundowner 205 5.7 Chevy I believe the drive is a 1988

I adjusted with the special tools and followed the procedures in the manual step by step. I took the boat out one time and everything went smoothly. the second time however on my way back in to the dock I could not get it into reverse it would stumble the engine but would not go back.

Cannot move in to reverse

1 When engine is off
2 When running on muffs or in water.

I think that its a binded cable but was reluctant to think so as I just replaced it any one have opinions on this?
 
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Re: 88 Cobra Drive: Lower Cable Problem Cable is new

Well I once again took the cable off and was going to readjust it but it really didn't change, I was moving the cable by hand would still go in forward and neutral but stops when it hits the micro switch for the engine stumbler. The cable is binding I just cant figure out what cause it to do that in the first place. I would hate to get another cable kit and have the same thing happen again, I would like to find the root cause of the damn problem. I can see in the near future a Mercruiser Alpha 1 conversion.
 
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Re: 88 Cobra Drive: Lower Cable Problem Cable is new

I would take the outdrive off and make sure everying is well on the drive end. It may not be lined up correctly.
 
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Re: 88 Cobra Drive: Lower Cable Problem Cable is new

wcasey5 said:
I would take the outdrive off and make sure everying is well on the drive end. It may not be lined up correctly.
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What exactly am I looking to be lined up? If you are talking about the bell crank and the plastic part of the transom cable I used the tool that holds the bell crank and had the large plastic part flush with the gasket surface.

for some odd reason today after putting it around I got reverse back but now i have to shut the engine off to get it out of forward and reverse gears, I must not be doing something right some where. I put a few drops of transmission fluid down the cable sleeve as a last resort.
 
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Re: 88 Cobra Drive: Lower Cable Problem Cable is new

If that is the case. Make sure your shift interuptor is working, and that your idle is low enough.
 
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Re: 88 Cobra Drive: Lower Cable Problem Cable is new

The shift interrupter is working it stumbles but was binding at that point, I don't know how but it started to allow me once again to shift into reverse and forward without getting stuck. I lowered the idle and everything went perfect shifting wise but I'm fearing that its idling a little to low now as it sometimes dies at idle in neutral.

I since turned the idle up a little more and it clunks right in forwards if quick enough if not i get a slight ratchet sound.

I think its just that somewhere in between that I had a hard time finding and tweaking it little by little until I get there.
 
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Re: 88 Cobra Drive: Lower Cable Problem Cable is new

You did the transom cable did you also adjust the cable from the remote control to the engine bracket/bellcrank? If thats out of adjustment it won't shift right.
 
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