88, 3.0 Mercruiser stalls when shifting

[Bill White]

The engine starts and idles fine. As soon as I try to go into foreward or reverse it dies. Had outdrive off (alpha I) and shaft from engine turns prop when done by hand. Anyone have any ideas. Thanks, Bill

 

[Skipster1]

Re: 88, 3.0 Mercruiser stalls when shifting

Need to provide much more info.....<br />Total description of the engine. What year? Have you had any work done recently?<br />W/O that sort of info it's hard to even guess what is causing the problem.<br />My immediate reaction is that you have a wire shorting out somewhere but that's nothing more than a wild guess.

 

[Bill White]

Re: 88, 3.0 Mercruiser stalls when shifting

It's an 88, 3.0 Mercruiser on 17 Wellcraft. I'm trying this with muffs on trailer. Pulled outdrive to see if it was frozen, not.

 

[Bondo]

Re: 88, 3.0 Mercruiser stalls when shifting

The Lower Shift Cable is Stuck, or Binding.........<br />It's the 1 from the top/side of the engine to the outdrive......

 

[Bill White]

Re: 88, 3.0 Mercruiser stalls when shifting

It was well greased when put back together.

 

[Bondo]

Re: 88, 3.0 Mercruiser stalls when shifting

If it was Greased,+ Reinstalled.........<br />It Should have been REPLACED..............<br /><br />Sorry......<br />The lower Shift Cable is a Throw-Away Item....... Not Rebuildable........

 

[hoot]

Re: 88, 3.0 Mercruiser stalls when shifting

find the shift interupter switch and watch it as you shift. as i understand its operation, it is supposed to only move when you shift out of gear, unless, the cable is dragging. there are several posts and a faq on how to adjust/replace this lower cable.