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    1981 Mercruiser 260 stalling when shifting into forward and reverse.

    I have not tried shifting with the interrupter disconnected. My plan is to do another sea trial this afternoon and once i warm the engine up and it starts stalling i can disconect the switch. Also if my understanding is correct, I shouldnt be able to shift back into neutral with the switch...
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    1981 Mercruiser 260 stalling when shifting into forward and reverse.

    Thankyou for the response. The shift interrupter switch is not physically moving when im going into forward or reverse when the engine is cold or when the engine is warm and I am having the stalling issue. The switch moves as it should shifting back into neutral when I am able to to get the...
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    1981 Mercruiser 260 stalling when shifting into forward and reverse.

    Thanks for the response. I have had a couple people pointing me in the direction of the carb and it might just be time for a rebuild. I could be completely wrong but when the engine is warm and the problem starts happening, the engine will still start right back up and run perfectly fine in...
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    1981 Mercruiser 260 stalling when shifting into forward and reverse.

    Thankyou for the input, that is probably my next step in my electrical search.
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    1981 Mercruiser 260 stalling when shifting into forward and reverse.

    The issue first happened after a couple hours of running, I was idling into the marina and the engine sputtered and died while in forward gear. The engine starts right up when in neutral without any issue. Then trying to shift into forward or reverse the engine sputters and dies out. I was able...
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