OneFineFiftyNine
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Hello everyone,
I'm working on a 1970 Larson I/0 with a 120 Mercruiser. I believe it is GM 4 cylinder engine, I am not 100% sure what the outdrive is as there are no markings to speak of and the number stamped on it is no longer legible. The outdrive is currently removed for another problem I was having. (the outdrive was siezed up)
Ever since I got the boat, I haven't been able to shift it into reverse. It will go into forward just fine, but when you try to shift in it reverse, the shifter handle only goes about an inch before it feels like it is binding up. You can see the cables moving accordingly, but not very far.
My question is, if you can tell from the info I have given...what could be causing that? Is the transmission a part of the outdrive itself, or is it somewhere in between the engine and outdrive? If it were part of the outdrive, then obviously something else is wrong as I still cannot shift into Reverse with the outdrive off. (This problem existed before I removed the outdrive as well).
Any advice would be great. If you need more information, I will do my best to find it out for you. I should be getting a replacement outdrive this week and I would like to get to the bottom of this mystery before I bolt the new outdrive back up, in case it has to come back off again. (That thing is heavy!!!)
I'm working on a 1970 Larson I/0 with a 120 Mercruiser. I believe it is GM 4 cylinder engine, I am not 100% sure what the outdrive is as there are no markings to speak of and the number stamped on it is no longer legible. The outdrive is currently removed for another problem I was having. (the outdrive was siezed up)
Ever since I got the boat, I haven't been able to shift it into reverse. It will go into forward just fine, but when you try to shift in it reverse, the shifter handle only goes about an inch before it feels like it is binding up. You can see the cables moving accordingly, but not very far.
My question is, if you can tell from the info I have given...what could be causing that? Is the transmission a part of the outdrive itself, or is it somewhere in between the engine and outdrive? If it were part of the outdrive, then obviously something else is wrong as I still cannot shift into Reverse with the outdrive off. (This problem existed before I removed the outdrive as well).
Any advice would be great. If you need more information, I will do my best to find it out for you. I should be getting a replacement outdrive this week and I would like to get to the bottom of this mystery before I bolt the new outdrive back up, in case it has to come back off again. (That thing is heavy!!!)