David, The easiest way to tell if it's the cable or lubrication is to have someone down below and physically push/pull the lever on the engine into forward, neutral and reverse. If the engine reacts quickly, you can be pleased to know your transmission is fine and you just have a cabling issue.
If it is a cabling issue, there are ways to lubricate a cable, but the best way is to remove it -- and if you remove it, it's actually easier to replace it. Good luck. All the best, Edd ------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise NCC-1701-B C&C 37+ | City Island, NY www.StarshipSailing.com ------------------------------- 914.332.4400 | Office 914.332.1671 | Fax 914.774.9767 | Mobile ------------------------------- Sent via iPhone 5 On Jun 16, 2013, at 8:20 AM, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: I had trouble starting my Universal M-430 yesterday and eventually realized that it was having trouble turning over the engine because it was actually in gear when I thought it was in neutral (plus my batteries were weak after sitting for 3 weeks). This is the second time this has happened, and it is because the shift lever is very sticky and hard to move, so it is very hard to tell where neutral is. Is this likely the cable needing replacement, or is there something on the engine/transmission I can lubricate or tweak to try and make it smoother? Thanks- Dave David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT <pastedGraphic.tiff> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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