electric shift on evinrude?

[catfish charlie]

guys on a 73 evinrude 100 hp.. i was told they are electric shift.. can someone please explain how that works.. how do you operate them? thanks alot

 

[djzyla1980]

Re: electric shift on evinrude?

If it truly an electric shift (something tells me actual electric shift was stopped after 71) You operate them with a push button switch on the controls. They use seleniods in the lower unit to push the oil to activate the clutch dogs. They also use a premium LU lube from dealer. If oil is low or watered down they will defualt to foward. Default is foward and you won't get neutral or reverse unless the motor is turning over or running since they use 12v to power them seleniods <br /><br />Not to sure on the year they stopped makin them, just know it was not one of their best ideas, however... I have one and it don't bother me any..In fact I kinda like it =o)<br /><br />Make sure thats what you got... theres some confusion between the actual electric shift and others that sound like it.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: electric shift on evinrude?

A 1971 100 is actually a hydro-electric shift. On a true electric shift if you have no power going to the gearcase it will be in neutral. With the hydro-electric gearcase if you have no power to the unit it will be in forward. Kind of a fail safe deal.<br /><br />The hydro-electric shifts on oil pressure. It defaults to forward and if you choose neutral youll have 12 volts to one solenoid. That changes the path of the oil and puts the motor in neutral. If you choose reverse youll have 12 volts to both solenoids and the oil path pushes the clutch dog further back to engage reverse.<br /><br />Do a search on Joe Reeves. He has very good posts on the operation and servicing of those units. They are extremely simple and very easy to work on once you figure out the basics.

 

[DHPMARINE]

Re: electric shift on evinrude?

1973 and up should be manual shift,requiring BOTH a shift and throttle cable coming from the control box (as well as the electrical cable (harness ).<br /><br />Unfortunately neither J or E made a 100HP in 1973,so you have a mystery motor.<br /><br />DHP

 

[RandyJ]

Re: electric shift on evinrude?

Don't know for sure what year it is but I have a 125 with the solenoid type electric shift (probably also a 1972) and a 1972 Johnson 100 hp with the same, also a 1972 50 h.p. with the solenoid shift which operates great! Joe Reeves saved by buttox by explaining the operation to me and the fact that it uses about a 10w oil in the lower unit rather than the usual 90w gear lube....I found this out ONLY after I had put in the 90 w and the gears just bounced off one another when I started it and put it in the water ready to go fishing. Apparently the solenoid shift was only made in 1971-72.