mercruiser stalling

[Carl]

mercruiser 350 magnum,approx 4 yrs old,starts and ticks over fine,goes into reverse fine,but stalls when going into forward gear,any ideas. ps its not my one to save confusion,cheers

[Jon Fuller]

Alpha or Bravo?

[Carl]

alpha i think

[Carl]

just checked its an alpha 1

[Tris]

check the micro switch on the gear shift is not sticking as you shift.

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Tris

check the micro switch on the gear shift is not sticking as you shift.

What he said.

That's where I was going...

(Microswitch on the gear shift bracket)

[odjsabre]

as said above more than likely to be the microswitch, if a bit if cable adjustment doesnt resolve the problem then it may well be time for a new shift cable.