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1989 3L Mercrusier Alpha1 shifting problem

restlessrobb

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"Have had no problems with thi

"Have had no problems with this unit until yesterday. My wife backed our 17' Cheetah off the trailer and we went for a ride. Coming to shore she put it in reverse to slow us (not abruptly), then back into forward, but it still went in reverse. I played around with it a bit, and shifting was erratic - might be in neutral even thought the shift lever was in forward; or 'slam' into gear after a few seconds when going from neutral to forward; or as she found - stays in reverse even thought the shift lever is in forward. After shifting back and forth it would eventually be in the right gear, but I didn't mess with it a lot, fearing it might get worse and strand us in neutral or reverse in the middle of the lake.
Once in a gear, everything sounded and ran fine. Also, the shift lever is not 'stiff', and the cables and linkages look, and seem to move, as they always did.
Anything I can try b4 taking it to the shop??
Thanks"
 
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