Help with johnson 50 hp shifter

Hrokor

Seaman
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May 7, 2011
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Ok, one more question. Motor was stuck in reverse no matter what position shift handle was in. Was easy to move lever from Neutral to revers but a little hard to move to forward. Some said to put in neutral, take out the shift linkage screw, shift lever to reverse then reconnect shift linkage. After doing that I put the lever back to neutral and the prop was now free as if it were actually in neutral. I thought it was fixed until I tried to move lever to forward...now lever in frozen at around 11:00 (just out of neutral). Prop still spins freely, but the motor will not turn, choke button does click. Any ideas?
 

hidef

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Re: Help with johnson 50 hp shifter

What is the model number of your outboard? Depending on the year of the controls they might have a neutral safety switch in them. The handle must be straight up and down.
 
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