1989 9.9 envinrude issu

[murphyp]

Ok I picked up a 9.9 recently and went thru and cleaned everything out got it all back together and tried a test run in a barrel of water. It started up just fine but won't let me throttle in neutral. Granted I'm new at boat motors but I'm not a complete greenhorn. Any suggestions? Or and i can throttle in reverse and forward just not neutral.

[boats.net]

some models have a neutral lock that will not allow you throttle in neutral.