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Thank you for the help I will mess with it this weekend.
When I shift into gear I hear shift clunk. I am assuming it's maybe my idle rpm is high, cone clutch engaged in high speed. And cable needing some adjustment.
Thank you. So if the throttle cable is removed and the boat idles normal. Adjust or replace throttle cable. And if nothing changes what else should I look into. Thank you for the quick reply.
Thank you for doing that!
So after reading a lot. I ordered the tool. Will be adjusting the cables. Also hoping this will take care of the shuft clunk I am hearing when shifting into gear.
How do I figure out the idle rpm. My boat idles at 900. When I go into gear forward cruise its at 900...
Ah I was looking at the alpha unit. Page 10-38. Manual 3208.
So the clunk is not normal. I need to adjust my cables correctly.
What about my idle rpm 900?
I have the manual book, it says to measure 6 inches center to center. But the lower cable has a brass barrel. It's pinned to the threaded shaft. I can force turn with vise grips ect. But seems to me I should leave it alone.
The idle rpm is at 900. Manual says 600 700 range. Mpi doesn't have...
It's crimped to the threads. I used channel locks to adjust to 6inches center to center. Well now my forward doesn't engage anymore. I had no problems before messing with it. But it wasn't 6inches like I was reading. Before changing it. It was 7 or 7 1/2 inches center to center. I'm going to...
Mine is the same. It's crimped to the threads. I used channel locks to adjust to 6inches center to center. Well not my forward doesn't engage anymore. I had no problems before messing with it. But it wasn't 6inches like I was reading. Before changing it. It was 7 or 7 1/2 inches center to...
