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Motor shuts off in gear Merc 260 350 CID 57L

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morcelog

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"I put the boat on the water a

"I put the boat on the water and put the boat in reverse going out of the dock, got out and went I put the boat in gear FWD the motor shuts off"
 
"Ayuh,...

From the littlebi

"Ayuh,...

From the littlebit of Info,...
It sounds like your Lower Shift Cable is about Junk..."
 
"Giovanny

Need more info

"Giovanny

Need more info

Year of boat, motor size, outdrive type, type of maintanance done by who and how often.

What was the last thing you did?"
 
"[b]"I don't know the

""I don't know the maintanance history"

Ayuh,...

Then Replace the Lower Shift Cable....."
 
"Trim out drive up 2 inches fr

"Trim out drive up 2 inches from all the way down.
Take keys out of ignition!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a second person stand at the prop.
You, remove the short shift cable from the shift bracket.
After the cable has been removed, push the plastic cable end all the way in.
Have second person rotate prop counter clock wise until the prop is fully engaged and wont turn anymore.
Measure the distance from the center of the brass trunion to the center of the round mounting hole in the plastic end. Adjust trunion to make that distance 6 inches. no more no less!

Put shift control handle in forward FULL throttle position.
Remove the control shift cable from shift bracket at this time.

Install short shift cable back onto bracket at this time.
Take the control cable and adjust the trunion so it fits perfectly back into the shift bracket.
Before installing it turn the brass trunion 4 complete turns away from the plastic end and reinstall into shift bracket.

Now put shift control handle in the neutral position.
Have second person spin prop, it should spin freely.
Put shift control into the forward detent positon at ~ 10:00 position. NO FUTHER.
Have the second person rotate the prop counter clockwise. You should have solid engagement with no ability to continue to turn the prop.

Now shift back into neutral.

Now shift to reverse to the 2:00 o’clock position detent NO FURTHER!!

Have the second person spin the prop clockwise.

If you have positive engagement with no clunking you are done.

If it does not fully engage into reverse than look at the shift bracket and there is a slot. Loosen the 7/16 hex that is touching the bracket and move the stud so you are pulling the short cable.

Try this and retest in water under load."
 
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