1996 Force 75hp reverse/forward adjustment cable?

[surfsalterpath]

Received our 1996 Brunswick 24'pontoon w/ a 75 hp Force back from repairs and the shifting would not fully engage into reverse. Forward worked fine. Took the cover off & studied the inside cabling. Found the shifting cable, removed the 2 screws and 1st turned the barrel bolt 2 turns toward the rear. Shifting to reverse got worse. Turned the barrel bolt 4 turns forward and the problem was solved. But wondering if this adjustment created a RPM problem. Normally I can achieve 5800-6300 RPM's but last time out after the shifter cable adjustment I could only achieve 44-4500 RPM's. Would the barrel adjustment on the shifter cable caused this? I'm going to try and back the barrel nut back 1 turn and see what happens. The repair work done over the winter included replacing the stator (red in color) and I'm thinking the mechanic did not get the shifting adjustment right before we picked the pontoon up. Thanks guys for the advice~

 

[ahicks]

There are 2 cables. One for shifting, the other for throttle control. They do (should) not cross feed. The shift cable shifts, and the throttle cable throttles. :^)

If the shift cable length got crossed up, it would be no surprise the throttle cable was out of adjustment as well.

 

[surfsalterpath]

That's what I saw. 2 cables one for throttle and one for shifting. I'm gonna go and really look at this and see if there is any abnormalities in the cabling. Heck, it could just be the tach is not reading correctly. I did have the speed control stick wide open but only reaced ~4500rpm. Usually I have to back off as when the stick is wide open the engine would reach ~6300rpm. 5800rpm was our normal cruising RPM. I'm not sure if the stator has any effect on the RPMs. Our last stator cracked and a cracked piece wedged/melted and dropped into the throttle cabling area but our mechanic removed the melted blob so I'm pretty sure there is no residual effect. But hey, it's a '96 and it sure has been a very reliable engine thus far.

Thanks for your response~

 

[HotTommy]

On my boat with a mid-90s Force outboard on it, moving the throttle control will cause the throttle cable to move throughout the entire range of throttle movement. The shifter cable only moves during the initial throttle control motion. Once it is in gear, the shifter cable moves no more even while the throttle is moved further. I'd check for reversed cables. It's not hard to get them mixed up during reassembly.

 

[surfsalterpath]

......ha ha ha!!
Comes to be the top coil wire had become dislodged----I assume when I was removing or putting back on the engine cover while adjusting the shifter cable. These things happen when you have a novice like myself trying to play in an experts playground! Evidently, the reason I could only get up to 44RPM is because we were running on 2 cylinders. It was a clean run and no sputtering or misfiring. After re-installing the top coil wire took the pontoon out for a run and sure enough back to 62+ RPMs and purring like a kitten. Knock on wood~

Thanks for your response~

 

[ahicks]

I love a happy ending......

 

[surfsalterpath]

......ditto~