Wishiniwuzfishin
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2010
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- 415
Can I shift my 1974 115 hp Johnson by hand by moving shift lever and bell crank with shift cable unattached and without the motor running? Had the boat out yesterday. I just put the motor on it after removing it from another boat. Motor wouldn't shift into forward...handle moved ok but motor just revved up, wouldn't go into gear. I am thinking I may have messed up the cable linkage adjustment when moving the motor since both throttle and shift cables were unhooked. Just wondering if I remove shift cable and try to shift manually if it will shift without the motor running? I know there is some sort of hydraulic assist so I'm thinking the motor may have to be running...BUT I can't find my water muffs right now