trainfan1 wrote:
I just bought a boat with a 1998 Johnson outboard and we just launched her.
The engine, when put into neutral, will operate as iif n reverse - no matter
where the throttle handle is placed. Further, it won't shift into forward at
all. Is there something I didn't do (oil, grease, whatever)? Help

Broken shift cable.

Rob
cable (s) seem ok. I can see the levers moving when the motor top is removed.