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Eisboch Eisboch is offline
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Default 1988 Bayliner Trophy shifting prolem


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The engine is runinng great, but I do not notice the temporary stop in
the engine when shifting. Might this be an ESA module problem?

From my reading it appears that OMC Cobra drives of this vintage had

original shift cable problems, or that I could certainly have one now.
My marina doesn't want to tackle it as they don't deal with Bayliner,
Mercruiser or OMC.

Any suggestions would be appreciated befoe I have to drive it down
island to another shop. The boat is located in Morehead City, NC.


If it's the old, OMC "stinger" style outdrive, I don't think it uses an
interrupt switch like the Mercruiser types. I could be wrong. I recall
reading about problems with the shift cables on the OMC drives and the
difficulty of adjusting them properly. There was also a mention of a
different, replacement cable that worked better than the original.

As you have probably already found, techs that are familiar with the old OMC
drives and know how to properly adjust them are far and few between.

Eisboch