80galaxiestringer
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Im hoping somebody can help me figure out what is wrong with my engine.
The engine would not go into reverse and in forward it puttered. At first I thought it was the throttle cables, so I changed them with new ones. Then I noticed the lower unit cables weren't moving freely, so in took down the lower unit and cleaned the and reset the pulleys. It was very dirty and clear that water had gotten in so I replaced all the seals.
But before I aligned the rack and the shift rod back on the lower unit, I saw that the rack and rod weren't moving very much. At first it wouldn't go into gear at all, but I sprayed PB blaster on it and let it sit and was able to get it into forward, but still no reverse.
Any ideas on how to get this engine shifting into both forward ans reverse??
The engine would not go into reverse and in forward it puttered. At first I thought it was the throttle cables, so I changed them with new ones. Then I noticed the lower unit cables weren't moving freely, so in took down the lower unit and cleaned the and reset the pulleys. It was very dirty and clear that water had gotten in so I replaced all the seals.
But before I aligned the rack and the shift rod back on the lower unit, I saw that the rack and rod weren't moving very much. At first it wouldn't go into gear at all, but I sprayed PB blaster on it and let it sit and was able to get it into forward, but still no reverse.
Any ideas on how to get this engine shifting into both forward ans reverse??