shifting problem acting up again!! please help.

[familylaw]

Hello all, I have an 89 OMC I/O. When I bought the boat I had over $1,000 worth of service done to the outdrive because the I had problem putting it into nuetral. The mechanic found water in the outdrive so he repalced two bellows, Gimbal bearing, and shift cable. I took it out to the lake the first week, and the shifting was fine, however I did take on some water in the bilge. I took the boat out for the second time this weekend, and it is difficult putting the gear in neutral again!!!!<br />Where do I check to see if there's water in my bellow? I am concern that water is getting in the bellow again and damaging my new shift cable. Please help.. thanks.

 

[Don S]

Re: shifting problem acting up again!! please help.

You pull the outdrive off to check for water in the bellows. Your problem is probably not water but a problem with either the shift cutout switches not working or the ESA module not working, or the cables way out of adjustment.<br /><br />Here is some reading on the Cobra's and their shift system. Be sure to look at all the links.<br /><br /> http://www.hastings.org/~stuart/cobra/index.html