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scott johnson

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"I cannot get the shifter to g

"I cannot get the shifter to go back into neutral. It is stuck in forward. I have a 95 searay, mercruiser 4.3"
 
"Gee, that was helpful.

Is


"Gee, that was helpful.

Is the motor running or not? Did you hit something with the prop before this happened? Any service done recently? Can you shed some light on the situation?"
 
"remove the shift cabels at th

"remove the shift cabels at the block, and try to move the shifter. this will tell you were the problem is."
 
check the switch that sits ato

check the switch that sits atop your valve cover. It intermittently kills the engine to allow the gears to slow and go into and out of gear. The switch is closest to the oil cap. While running press it in and make sure it kills the engine. If not then that is your problem.

I'm no pro but that was my problem awhile back. It was also a 3.0L. I'm not entirely sure if the 4.3 has the same setup.
 
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