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I have a mercruiser 170 alpha one outdrive. It shifts fine on the trailer motor on or off. Put it in the water and have reverse fine but to put it in forward gear you have to throttle it a few times until there is an audible thud and then it will throw everyone/everything forward. All the cables...
I have an alpha one Gen one on a 1983 sting ray with a 170 meecruiser motor. I have no reverse. I have changed all the cables and done the adjustments several times. Also replaced the shift shaft. I still have no reverse even though the gears in the lower unit will engage by hand and reverse...
I have an alpha one Gen one on a 1983 sting ray with a 170 meecruiser motor. I have no reverse. I have changed all the cables and done the adjustments several times. Also replaced the shift shaft. I still have no reverse even though the gears in the lower unit will engage by hand and reverse...
