My 60 Johnson boat motor only goes in reverse. the foward gear won't work.?

Question

Does anyone know what the possible problem is?

Answer 1

1960 model what horsepower?

or what year 60 horsepower?

if it's electric shift, you have a faulty solenoid or wiring fault.

if it's not electric shift, detach the shift cable from the shift lever on the starboard side of the engine, and try to operate the shift lever manually.  you might have to turn the flywheel *slightly* while shifting with the engine off, to mesh the gears.

if you can get it into forward manually, the control box or cable needs adjusting.

if you can't shift manually, you'll have to disassemble the gearbox for inspection.

Answer 2

Hook it up to the front of your boat.

Answer 3

The control box is either out of adjustment or the switch is faulty. Try reversing the wires at the switch and see if the direction changes.

The drive is controlled electromagnetically.

Answer 4

Its probably a cable. They can be fixed for roughly $100.