Billgran wrote:
I just bought a boat with a 1998 Johnson outboard and we just launched
her.
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forward at
all.

Broken shift cable.

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

possibly the pin or clevis holding the gearcase shift rod to the linkage
under the carbs came apart.

sounds dire. is this something I can do (realatively adroit with mechanical
things)?

Bill Grannis
service manager