no nuetral, no reverse

[stic88]

ok got the motor running (on muffs), the lower end does not engage in reverse at all and i can only get nuetral when the controller is in reverse. I have played with the adjustment on the cable and nothing changes. the manual does not have anything on the adjustments. Do not know what I can do. Help please...... I know someone on the site has had this problem before and I am probably overlooking something simple. The motor is a 1975 johnson 85. Is the lower end messed up, the controller messed up?

 

[HybridMX6]

Re: no nuetral, no reverse

When the control is in neutral is the motor in forward? I'd lean towards either a cable adjustment or the shift shaft is not adjusted correctly. What year and hp motor are we dealing with? And did you have any of the lower off recently doing work on it? Lots of questions for now. Did you just get this engine in this condition, or was it already yours and known to be working fine on a previous date?

 

[stic88]

Re: no nuetral, no reverse

hybrid= I am in the process of bringing the boat back to life. It is a 1975 johnson 85 hp, with the controller in the nuetral position it is in forward gear, with the controller in reverse it is in nuetral, no reverse at all. I am going to pull the lower unit and see if the shift shaft adjustment is correctly in place. I think it is all the way down and two full turns up, Correct?

Thanks for the replies

i bought this boat in this condition, i have had the lower unit off to replace the impeller. I dont think i moved any adjustments but who knows could have.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: no nuetral, no reverse

read this. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=158088

 

[HybridMX6]

Re: no nuetral, no reverse

read this. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=158088

As td said, check that link for the shift shaft length. Really has to be one or the other, either the shift shaft needs to be adjusted, or the shift cable needs to be adjusted.

 

[noelm]

Re: no nuetral, no reverse

OK, A very simple test, remove the cable from the shifter lever at the motor end, slowly turn the prop by hand (or foot) and shift the lever manually, does reverse-neutral-forward all work? if so you have an adjustment problem, or a broken/damaged cable, put the gear lever in neutral position, then the control lever in the neutral position, now install the cable to the gear lever at the motor end, take note if the cable end lines up with the gear lever, do NOT move the lever to line it up, adjust the cable to line it up.