60's Outboard Shift and Throttle Linkages

Dreworr123

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I have a '63 35hp Merc. I'm very lost by how this shift/throttle system works. Does anyone know where I can find some diagrams or something of that sort online?
 

Dreworr123

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Re: 60's Outboard Shift and Throttle Linkages

That is a great site thanks! But it doesn't show me how the system works. Unless I'm just missing it
 

BassnKY

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Re: 60's Outboard Shift and Throttle Linkages

Dreworr123:
Unfortunately, I have never been able to find anything on line the explains how things work. I always end up using my repair manual or figuring it out using the exploded views. A service manual is well worth the investment.
Maybe someone else can help here.
Good Luck!!!
 

Fuzzytbay

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Re: 60's Outboard Shift and Throttle Linkages

What controller is it. Single lever white, tear drop shape, with fast lever idle?
Black semi oval, with two levers, one for F-R the other throtle. White sort of square, with rounded edge's?
a picture would help.
 

Dreworr123

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Re: 60's Outboard Shift and Throttle Linkages

Its a single lever mercontrol box with a fast idle lever. I got one with the motor that is white. But it has no wiring harness for a tach so I was going to try and use my other control box whitch is the exact same just with the wiring harness wired into it. This control box was from my '79 20hp merc. I know the shifting is way different but I just wanted to understand the linkages so I can come up with a solution.

http://shipwrecksalvage.net/cart/bmz_cache/0/0bd3cd9cf0f5b7bdeac54f16de52d497.image.150x112.jpg

Thats what the 79 looks like.. The one with the 63 is the same but white and no harness plug in
 

Fuzzytbay

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Re: 60's Outboard Shift and Throttle Linkages

The wireing harness won't work either from the 79. The tack hooks up to the stator wires on the the rectfier. Set the tack to 12 pulse's. So I think you need to get a harness, for a 63 /35 hp motor, and I'd use the white box. The linkages work as follows, (diagrams would help...but.....) The shifter lever moves a cam which has follower on it to move the reverse-forward-neutral cable. The same cam, has a linkage/dog which moves the throtle cam, which in turn moves the throtle cable. The fast idle lever, moves the cable itself, and not the cam. If you have taken it apart, to reassemble, it is not that hard. First. set the cams to correct orentation. R_F_N cam teeth are set to the middle of the cable teeth travel . The throtle cam is set to the left end of the throtle cable teeth. assemble all the cams in the throtle side of the housing. Set the lever in the neutral possiton. Then in the R_F_N half, set that cam in N. now, lay the throtle section down, (remove the neutral ball bearing screw) take the reverse half and lay it down over top. A little jiggling and it should all be back together.
 
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