shifting problems

shadow1

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i bought an 81 riviera for $300 and the boat ran fine for the first 3 months im now having problems with the throttle lever it sounds like its grinding in the lever and it sounds like it pops in and out if gear, i was told it could the shift cable is stretched out but i dont know
 

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Re: shifting problems

Welcome shadow1! Just curious...why shadow1?<br /><br />Could you give us the year and hp of the engine please?
 

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its a 81 evinrude 50hp ,shadow is the name of my black lab who also loves to go out in my boat
 

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Hi Shadow....just wondered about the name cause the air craft I worked on in the AF was called the Shadow....long time ago...thought maybe you may have been there to......oh well....<br /><br />OK....problems with shifting. First try this....disconnect the shift cable at the engine and shift the engine manually. You should remember that when you shift, pop it into gear....no slow shifting. Get it in gear...so to speak. Same when your using the control box....Reason being, slow shifting wears out the clutch dog and gear lobes.<br /><br />What kind of rpm do you have at idle?<br /><br />When the shift cable is disconnected from the engine, work the throttle handle and watch the end of the cable. Make sure it's sliding smoothly with the action of the control handle.<br /><br />Is there any excess slack in the cable?
 

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thanks for your help,i screwed around with the cable for awhile and it helped a little so i took it down to the evirude mech. down the way he had to adjust some kind of linkage in the lower end of the motor. it runs so much better now i can tackle replacing the floor.
 

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Hi Shadow....he probably readjusted the shift rod height. Glad it's better. Hope the rest of the job works out for ya'......I replaced a floor once in my first StarCraft Super Sport. Not really a thing I'd want to do everyday....
 
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