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"My engine will start fine, bu

"My engine will start fine, but when I shift back to idle it dies. I can restart it, but every time I shift it to idle it will die. The engine runs great other than this. Any ideas?"
 
""shift it to idle"?

""shift it to idle"?
You mean shift to neutral?
sounds like a failing lower shift cable. If the cable has too much drag, it holds the shift interrupt switch closed too long and kills the ignition. Watch the switch (it's in the engine compartment- follow the cables) while a helper shifts."
 
"Yes, I did mean to neutral. I

"Yes, I did mean to neutral. I will check this out. Can that shift cable be adjusted? Thanks for the help."
 
"it can be adjusted for shifti

"it can be adjusted for shifting, but that doesn't typically fix the stalling. If it's an original 1996 cable, it's time...
Probably time for all bellows, water hose, gimbal... the whole transom service replacing all the soft parts.

folow this link to the service manual:
http://www.marineengine.com/discus/messages/12486/172197.shtml"
 
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