My 20 hp merc slips into gear from the neutral position every time. I have to hold it while pulling the motor over because soon as I pull the cord and it fires up it shakes itself into forward gear. Its an older merc. I checked all the nuts and bolts and all is tight is there suppose to be a...
. I hope I posted this in the right place. My question is I just bought a 20hp (200) merc outboard and have no Idea what year it is. The serial # is 7115188 I looked around the net but couldn't find this serial#. The person I bought it from thinks its a 1981 but he is not sure. The cover has the...