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vanstee
08-03-2003, 07:25 PM
Having a problem with the boat wanting to stall when put in to gear. Idles fine but as soon as you put it in gear it starts spitting and sputtering and after about 10 seconds, if it's still running, it clears up and runs fine. If you come off plane to an slow idle with gears still engaged it runs fine. Just started doing this.

Thanks!

Rootsy
08-03-2003, 07:52 PM
your shift linkage is out of adjustment or you have a stretched cable... when you put it into or take it out of gear the shift interrupter remains partially depressed trying to kill the ignition...

MOP
08-03-2003, 09:32 PM
Does it do it in both forward and reverse? If just in forward take Rootsy advice and adjust it. But if in both directions or if adjustment is difficult the drive cable may be starting to wear or bind, or what we find quite a bit in salt is the shift rod in the drive starts binding.

vanstee
08-08-2003, 03:26 PM
It only does it in forward. How do I know which way to adjust it?