"JamesgangNC" wrote in message
link.net...
The service manuals have very specific instructions for how to adjust the
shift cable and the switch after you replace it. A lot of people have
trouble with it though. Imho it's a bit of a rig. I'm surprised they
couldn't figure out something more straight forward.

In theory accelerating is not supposed to have any effect, The control
should only be moving the throttle cable once it has shifted into gear.
The throttle cable is completely independent of the shift cable and is
easy to adjust. But since you already had cable trouble I'm still
inclined to suspect it first.

"bayplyer" wrote in message
ups.com...
Sounds like the cable tension is critical and I need to replace them.
Will I run into the cable adjustment brain damage by replacing the two
cables that run from the remote control to the parallelogram?



The cables can be mis adjusted so that there is movement in the shift cable
after the drive is in gear. this will put tension on the interrupter lever
and it could trip the interrupter switch. Often people try to compensate for
worn or damaged linkage and sterndrive parts by misadjusting the cables.
This could lead to more problems. When everything is in good mechanical
condition, the cables are easy to set up.