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Peter,

If you remove the cover and disconnect the cable, them move the selector by hand, does it go properly into forward ( it feels like an indent if it does; same for reverse)?

If so, then it's something to do with the cable;is the outer cable secured properly to the pivot assembly? The little bracket there has a slot which engages into a groove on the outer cable. Also, is the outer cable located securely at the shifter end ?

There is an adjustment at each end of the inner cable; it might be adjusted at the shift lever end such that there is't enough throw in the cable at the maximum adjustment possible at the outdrive.

Graham

Yep - just sounds like a cable adjustment to me as well. Need to set the shifter to the neutral position, pull the cover off the outdrive and check to see the linkages are also in the neutral position. Back off the cable nut at the outdrive end and just shift the linkages there by hand until in neutral then tighten the lock nuts up.

Graham also has a good idea and that is check that the cable outer is secured to the outdrive with the little slidey horseshoe type bracket and bolt. If that's not installed right, then your shifting will be all up the creek and you'll get either all forward or all reverse but nothing else. You can see this in the following pic. Maybe check this first!



The way the cable connects on the back of the shifter is also something to check - they are a bit fiddly to lock on (I found).

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Alec

2006 Horizon 190
VP 4.3GL/SX, Sunsport