Jeff Searle
New member
hI ALL, iM NEW HERE, AND i HAVE SEEN SOME VERY INTERESTING POSTS AND LEARNED ALOT. I JUST PICKED UP A 1973 INVADER 16' TRI-HULL, AND IT HAS THIS MOTOR ON IT, THIS UNIT HAS BEEN SITTING A WHILE. i GOT IT TO START AND IT RUNS WELL, HOWEVER THE CONTROL CABLES ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR (THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE IS BROKEN). BUT MY QUESTION IS.....SHOULD i NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER ON THE MOTOR ITSELF BY HAND WHILE THE MOTOR IS OFF? OR IS IT ELECTRIC AND WILL ONLY SHIFT WHEN THE MOTOR IS RUNNING? i GUESS MY WUESTION WOULD BE THE SAME FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE...AND HELP AND INFO WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AS I SAID IM USED TO SMALLER MOTORS WITH NO CONTROLS SO IM UNSURE OF SOME THINGS, ALSO AFTER I START THE MOTOR, AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE MOTOR STILL RUNS? ANY PARTICULAR CAUSE FOR THIS THAT IS EASILY FIXED? THANKS AGAIN!
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