Re: 9.5hp Johnson/Evinrude characteristics

[Don]

Joe
Sorry, I can’t remember just how all that shift linkage goes together on the 9.5, but have another fairly simple idea to isolate/verify this condition. Can this pan shift linkage be disconnected from the shift rod inside the upper motor pan? If so, I would shift the engine into forward gear, then disconnect/isolate the shift rod from the pan linkage. Now retest on the boat….If the engine stays in gear, we need to look more at the mounts/motor pan linkage…