Mercruiser not shifting right

[flournoyg48]

sometimes when I shift into drive the boat doesn’t immediately go into dive and I end up jerking the boat when it finally engages. It sounds like a rapid clicking then it engages

 

[Scott Danforth]

And what are we working on? My crystal ball is cracked

 

[Bt Doctur]

Hey, that was Don`S line. I miss him

 

[ROY WILLIAMS]

sometimes when I shift into drive the boat doesn’t immediately go into dive and I end up jerking the boat when it finally engages. It sounds like a rapid clicking then it engages

well the idle rpm is around 650-700 rpm then the fwd and rev handle did a throttle of that moving it a bit ...
also the engine idle is higher RPM or the shifter of the switch of the you tube adjusting or the throttle/shifter cables ... also the shifter switch around the cables YOU TUBE ..
the outdrive oil is inspecting it ...

 

[flournoyg48]

And what are we working on? My crystal ball is cracked

Mercruiser 3.0

 

[ROY WILLIAMS]

Mercruiser 3.0

the engine of the year ?

 

[flournoyg48]

the engine of the year ?

1996 bay liner

 

[Scott Danforth]

Most likely your lower shift cable is toast and sticking in its sheath

 

[ScottinAZ]

Most likely your lower shift cable is toast and sticking in its sheath

thats where I would be starting from....