Mercruiser 4.3 reverse engagement issue

joejffrs said:

My 1993 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha 2 does not engage fully into reverse before throttle starts to come up. The lower cable shifter slot is now adjusted all the way up the rear anchor pin slot which did improve engagement the further up I went but still not quite there. The lower shift cable is adjusted to the 6" spec. The upper shift cable is adjusted with boat in forward for alignment with 4 more turns away.
Upper and lower shift cables are within slop specs and with the lower shift cable disconnected the outdrive fully engages the prop manually. Forward engagement is good.
Damn-anything I'm missing here?

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joejffrs said:

My 1993 Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha 2 does not engage fully into reverse before throttle starts to come up. The upper cable shifter slot is now adjusted all the way up the slot which did improve engagement the further up I went but still not quite there. The upper shift cable is adjusted to the 6" spec (center of barrel to center of cable end) with 4 more turns away.
Upper and lower shift cables are within slop specs and with the lower shift cable disconnected the outdrive fully engages the prop manually. Forward engagement is good.
Damn-anything I'm missing here?

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nola mike said:

It's the lower cable that gets the 6" adjustment....

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joejffrs said:

Any reason why or if something else should be replaced before it fails? Hate to mess with success but I got to know! Thanks for any suggestions

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Eric 3.7LX Alpha 1 said:

What is the amount of stretch on the lower shift cable when you measured it?

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