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			my 150 1988 mercury  runs great except sometimes when im running inreverse you her a thump or low bang from the engine  its been doing this for about 3 years so when im backing up i take it slow cause then it dont do it   dont know what it could be 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			changed my lower unit oil and no metal in ther i was thinking if it could be something with the trim since going in reverse it would be trying to pull the motor up just a thought 
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			On a 50hp, I had 2 broken lower motor mounts that caused the sound you're describing. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			With the motor in the straight down position and locked, pull back and forth about at the cavitation plate or torque adjustment to look for movement about where the lower tube of the yoke connects near the foot. 
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			'75 Cuddy with '00 Johnson Ocean Pro 150 horse Benny Last edited by tsubaki; 05-03-2008 at 12:14 PM.  | 
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			Mine used to make that noise I took it to a mechanic and he adjusted the shift linkage. No more noise after that. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			 
		
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			shift linkage.  sounds like it might not be engaged all the way hmm  it only does it when you give it gas fast to back up 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			like if you let it idle or a little gas it seems to be ok 
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			Thats exactly what mine was doing. Idle backwards fine, add a little gas and THUMP, THUMP. Sounds like the transome is comming off. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			It just wasn't engaging all the way. Let me know if this fixes it.  
		
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			turbinedoctor  guess what    thump thump thump   GONE   your right   took it to the mech, and he adjusted the shift cable and now its gone    phew  that was easy   you were right   and guess what   he didnt even charge me    anglers marine in seabright nj  the most honest and best i ever  saw   jimmy was the mechanic  hes an older guy    wouldnt even take a tip   god bless him
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			I keep telling people, find a good dealer that treats you right( there are fewer and fewer out there everyday), and patronize them as often as you can. If they can't stay in business, they won't be there when you need them. More and more boat dealers and shops are trying to turn into car dealer attitude shops, that doesn't get it in the boat world, only ends up pi$$ing people off. I'm glad you found a good, fair shop to take care of your boat, you should consider yourself very furtunate to have one nearby.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			there the best   of course when they work on your boat they get the rate  but when you get it back it will be fixed and they only fix what is broke thats from my experiance , but when he didnt even charge me   man    i couldnt believe it   there good and honest     anglers marine in seabright nj  but the only work on mercurys      yeah buddy  you know i was happy to get that prob, fixed
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			Glad to hear your thump is gone. Now we need pictures in action! 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			 
		
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