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Cable Adjustment

Can anyone tell me what is the proper way to adjust your throttle cable and shift cable at the motor? I got a new re-built motor and swapped it out from my old one, hooked the cables up, but the idle needs to be bumped up a little, also the shifter cable needs to be adjusted also. When I put the control lever in forward gear, you have to advance the lever forward to far before it will even kick in forward gear. Do I not have them hooked up right? Also after motor warms up and your control lever is in Neutral the idle goes down to low and motor won't stay running at idle. Again I think its just an adjustment. Other than that, the motor runs great.
 
(Centering Shift Cable)
(J. Reeves)

When all is as it should be, the proper method to adjust the shift cable is to disconnect the cable from the engine. Move the shift linkage on the engine to find the center of the play in neutral, and when found, leave it centered.

Now, grab the end of the shift cable sleeve, push and pull it to find the center of the play there, and center that play.

Adjust the trunion on the threaded portion of the shift cable so that the centered play of the cable lines up with the centered play of the engine's shift linkage. Install and lock the shift cable with the retaining clamp in that position. That's it.
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(Adjusting Throttle Cable)
(J. Reeves)

If running the engine in a flushette, be sure to have the water turned on full blast. The exception to this rule would be the smaller horsepower engines, usually the smallest up to about the 25hp class. When running on a flushette, the idle rpm for the different shaft length engines are as follows.... 20" Shaft = 1000 rpm... 25" Shaft = 1200 rpm.

On engines that have a mechanical stop screw (most engines do), back the screw away from its contact point.

Loosen the clamp that retains the throttle cable so that the adjustable threaded trunion can be moved in either direction.

With the engine running, adjust the trunion until the desired rpm is attained. Now, back to the mechanical stop screw... screw it in just until it hits the contact point.

Race the engine somewhat, then return it to the idle setting... if the rpm has changed to a higher reading, readjust the throttle cable trunion so that the mechanical stop screw moves back to its contact point.

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Thank You so much. Not being a pro at this will be a learning experience for me, I will give it a go this weekend. I should have told you what motor I have (1994 Evinrude Intruder 150 HP V6) other than that is the adjustment process the same as you described? Again Thank you.
 
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