Manual tilt problem

[Mary Slater]

I have an old Evinrude 9.9 hp

I have an old Evinrude 9.9 hp with a manual tilt. I can't get the tilt out of the locked position to tilt the motor up. Is there a trick to this?

 

[joereeves]

"Do you by any chance have the

"Do you by any chance have the engine in reverse? If so, put it in either neutral or forward."