I bought this motor used back in 2006(?) as an auxiliary (kicker) motor for my 23 foot Sea Ox with a Johnson 225 on it.
It came with no directions, however, I used it once or twice back in 2007? The boat has been covered up for 8 years now, since 2008.
This motor is still like BRAND NEW. It has only a few hours on it.
I uncovered the boat after 8 years... the Merc. kicker motor was left in & now stuck in Fwd gear on the hand lever.
I don't remember the procedure for moving the throttle lever into neutral so I can pull on the pull cord?
I rotated the prop at the same time, while trying to get it into Neutral... no luck.
The prop (lower end is not seized) & I managed to pull the pull rope by holding back the mechanism that keeps it from pulling in gear. So motor is not seized either.
I checked all the linkages & everything is like it just came from the factory, all clean with grease on it!
I then started tilting the motor to see if there is a "tilt lock" incorporated with the throttle shifter to release into neutral? again.. no luck
I cannot get the motor tilt to LOCK in the down position, which is what I assume needs to happen for it to be able to shift out of fwd. into neutral to be able to pull the cord? I saw that the pull cord has a linkage in it, so it can only be pulled in neutral?
This must be "operator error"?
I've used outboards my whole life with the side shift mounting location, so this is NEW to me again!
I've looked online for hours trying to find an Operators Manual that I don't have to purchase, for this minor inconvenience.
I even found a thread here, which did not help, as the lower unit has never been removed.
http://www.marineengine.com/boat-fo...996-Mercury-won-t-shift-into-drive-or-reverse
What the heck am I doing wrong? Something I've overlooked, obviously?
It came with no directions, however, I used it once or twice back in 2007? The boat has been covered up for 8 years now, since 2008.
This motor is still like BRAND NEW. It has only a few hours on it.
I uncovered the boat after 8 years... the Merc. kicker motor was left in & now stuck in Fwd gear on the hand lever.
I don't remember the procedure for moving the throttle lever into neutral so I can pull on the pull cord?
I rotated the prop at the same time, while trying to get it into Neutral... no luck.
The prop (lower end is not seized) & I managed to pull the pull rope by holding back the mechanism that keeps it from pulling in gear. So motor is not seized either.
I checked all the linkages & everything is like it just came from the factory, all clean with grease on it!
I then started tilting the motor to see if there is a "tilt lock" incorporated with the throttle shifter to release into neutral? again.. no luck
I cannot get the motor tilt to LOCK in the down position, which is what I assume needs to happen for it to be able to shift out of fwd. into neutral to be able to pull the cord? I saw that the pull cord has a linkage in it, so it can only be pulled in neutral?
This must be "operator error"?
I've used outboards my whole life with the side shift mounting location, so this is NEW to me again!
I've looked online for hours trying to find an Operators Manual that I don't have to purchase, for this minor inconvenience.
I even found a thread here, which did not help, as the lower unit has never been removed.
http://www.marineengine.com/boat-fo...996-Mercury-won-t-shift-into-drive-or-reverse
What the heck am I doing wrong? Something I've overlooked, obviously?
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