mecruiser 260

dale hill

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Iv been dealing on a 1979 larson with a 260 mercruiser and was told it needs a new reverse shift cable. Was told it has forward and neutral but when moved to reverse it still goes forward. Is it possable to shift by hand to see if it does go into to gear and that the cable is the problem? The boat is 300 miles from where I live and not being out board wise would like to know what I can do to check it out if possable. thanks Dale
 

Bondo

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Re: mecruiser 260

Ayuh,... It can be manually shifted at the shift plate, where the forward,+ Lower shift cables come together...
My Guess is, the Lower Shift Cable is Junk, from your discription...

There are factory manuals available for download in the Aduts Only section at the Top of this forum...
 
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