"Kilgore Trout" wrote in message
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This topic may have been done to death already, apologies for this repeat.


I've got a Mercruiser 130hp carburated 4.0L 4-cyl inboard with the
Quicksilver shift cable system. When switching between forward and
reverse the shifter is supposed to be stopped in idle for a brief moment
before changing intp gear. Every so often when I do this the engine cuts
right out as the shifter goes into idle. This happens when docking or
embarking, often after a 10m lake haul, causing a mad scramble to restart
the engine and avoid collision with docks, shorelines and other boats.
Except the only way to prevent further stalls is to ram the shifter
through the idle without stopping, and not good for the drive. I know
that the shift system intentionally cuts the ignition spark for a
millisecond to protect the cables and drive gears from damage by a cutout
switch on the switch plate, and that there's a lower cable to the
sterndrive and another between the shift box and shift plate.

I don't know if I should pull the tools and try to fine tune the settings
and risk overlooking a critical tweak, discovery this fact floating toward
a parked Glastron at 10 knots, or take it to the marina?

I've gotten nowhere with this marina on this matter though, and I know
that the mechanic knows what the problem is. They just want me to come
crawling on hands on knees with a wad of dough.


KT

Spend a few hundred to eliminate the liability issues you would have to deal
with if you crash into another boat and cause personal injury, because of a
missed shift.
Jim