Question:
When I turn the key I can hear the choke click but the starter does nothing and the shifter will not move to reverse,forward is ok. Batterys are hot and the motor seems to be down all the way and all the connections are tight.Is there a reverse lockout safety switch or something that would cut power to the starter? I can turn the fly wheel by hand and the trans seems to be in neutral It started and ran fine in the driveway a month ago. Course they always run fine on the trailer. Maybe I'll just unhook at the hitch and sail the trailer around too.Hard to get up on plane though.
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Your shifter/throttle cables may not be quite right. With the engine cover off, when you move to forward and push to full throttle, does the cable mechanism work (or appear to) properly? There are 2 of course, one is the shift and the other the throttle. They both need to work. If the throttle is sticky and not "slowing down enough" it will prevent the shifter from shifting to neutral or reverse. Not shifting to neutral will prevent your start sequence. This may be the issue alone, or it could be the neutral start switch as mentioned above. I would guess mechanical before electrical on an engine of that age as the electronics were no where as sophisticated in '78 as they are now. Thus why I hang on to my old '79 Merc that has been totally submerged (twice... once for 3 days, 3 feet down) and dried out and run again without replacing anything but fuel.I thought of leaving it there once but felt for the old girl...
Check it out, you'll find it.
Good Luck!
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