alumaweld

[tfoot]

first day on ifish. I have a shifting problem with a 2000 intruder. kodiac motor and pump.It is a two stick, and is so hard to get in reverse, I can not find any zerks for lube. is this a common problem? Is this a problem I may be able to fix? any help greatly appr. thanx tfoot

[itoofish]

get ahold of sam bass, he builds the single lever shifter on most jet boats his house is next to north river factory, I cannot find his number he can fix most problems is reasonable and good guy.

[tfoot]

Originally Posted by itoofish

get ahold of sam bass, he builds the single lever shifter on most jet boats his house is next to north river factory, I cannot find his number he can fix most problems is reasonable and good guy.

thanks for the reply. I know of him and it is really on my mind to make the change. especialy if I have to spend much to fix the double stick. thanks again t foot

[jet2go]

I had the same issue and lived with it for years before I really got serious about finding out what was the deal (thought it was just the way they operated!). Anyway, look closely where the forward/reverse cable clevis connects to the rotating bar that goes out through the transom to the back of the jet. The hole where mine was mounted was almost directly in line with the shift cable clevis so I was pushing directly toward the point of rotation - no leverage at all! Simple drilling a hole in a slightly different spot on the rotating bar and reattaching the clevis to the new hole gave me all the leverage I needed. Works great now. If this is still confusing, PM me and I can send you a scanned drawing or picture of what I did.

[namu mac]

Another thing to check would be the idle speed. If you don't bring the throttle lever to idle or the idle speed is set too high it will be very difficult to get into reverse. There would be too much water shooting out of the pump for the reverse gate to drop without difficulty.

[tfoot]

Originally Posted by jet2go

I had the same issue and lived with it for years before I really got serious about finding out what was the deal (thought it was just the way they operated!). Anyway, look closely where the forward/reverse cable clevis connects to the rotating bar that goes out through the transom to the back of the jet. The hole where mine was mounted was almost directly in line with the shift cable clevis so I was pushing directly toward the point of rotation - no leverage at all! Simple drilling a hole in a slightly different spot on the rotating bar and reattaching the clevis to the new hole gave me all the leverage I needed. Works great now. If this is still confusing, PM me and I can send you a scanned drawing or picture of what I did.

thanks, this sounds like a good place to start. I will look to see what you are describing, and will get back to you if I need the drawing, thanks again t foot

[tfoot]

Originally Posted by namu mac

Another thing to check would be the idle speed. If you don't bring the throttle lever to idle or the idle speed is set too high it will be very difficult to get into reverse. There would be too much water shooting out of the pump for the reverse gate to drop without difficulty.

thanks every idea helps.