No reverse?

[bigCOHOnes]

Have a late 1980s evinrude 150 pulled into dock after fishing and go to put into reverse and nothing?!!! Cable is working and can see shaft from engine to gearcase moving. Any ideas? Simple? Want fixed salmon are staging. Any help would be appreciated

[Chas0218]

Is it out of adjustment? Take the cable off and see if you can put out into gear by hand. That should tell you if it is a cable problem or lower unit issue. When was the last time you changed your lower unit fluid?

Sent from my thinking chair...

[bigCOHOnes]

It appears under the cowl that its going fully. Fluid changed in may or early June. Going to be changed sooner than later now

Edited August 25, 2013 by bigCOHOnes

[CaptSpike]

I'm assuming you have forward but no reverse. I also assume you can take it out of gear. If you can't manually shift into reverse then it's not a good sign. Try to disconnect the linkage under the cowling and manually put it in reverse. If it goes in you just need to readjust the cable. Could be the cable has streatched just enuf to keep you from getting in gear????

 

Spike

[bigCOHOnes]

Forward gear is fine and will shift into forward and neutral fine. Going to pull boat out and have to unhook cable hoping its the problem

[dave524]

Is it out of adjustment? Take the cable off and see if you can put out into gear by hand. That should tell you if it is a cable problem or lower unit issue. When was the last time you changed your lower unit fluid?

Sent from my thinking chair...

 

Not the fluid but when the water pump was serviced did the connector for the steering linkage that you undo under the cowl get tightened all the way??? it is usually a pia to get at .

[bigCOHOnes]

Put a new water pump in beginning of last summer no problems until Saturday. Will be draining fluid here soon to see if there is any shavings hoping its only the reverse gear or maybe the clutch