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 1993 Merc 200 won't go into reverse!
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05/11/10 08:50 PM
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Squirrellman
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Hey guys,
I recently had the impeller changed out and after that when i put her in the water the motor wont go into reverse. It takes a while idling to go into forward without dying but i chalked that up to it being an older motor and taking time to warm up. But even after a hour on the lake, I tried putting it in reverse and it dies on me. Any suggestions on what it could be? Thanks.
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Re: 1993 Merc 200 won't go into reverse!
[Re: Squirrellman]
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05/12/10 01:41 AM
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Mike Halfmann the boatmann
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Could be that the idle is set too low. You should be idleing at 900 to 950 rpm in neutral if it is lower than that, The engine does not have enought momentum to go into gear without dying.
mike halfmann
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Re: 1993 Merc 200 won't go into reverse!
[Re: Squirrellman]
#4867011
05/17/10 01:15 AM
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ntxcrappie34
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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It sounds like the shift shaft was incorrectly aligned when the lower unit was bolted back up after the impeller was installed. Need to lower the lower unit and reposition the shift shaft....fairly simple task.
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Re: 1993 Merc 200 won't go into reverse!
[Re: Squirrellman]
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05/17/10 01:18 AM
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ntxcrappie34
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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If you had the work done at a service shop, take it back and let them know they screwed up.
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