{"product_id":"merc-214","title":"Mercury MerCruiser Shifting Cable 38399A2","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"ggyag4\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"63\"\u003eMercury \/ MerCruiser Quicksilver \u003cstrong data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"63\"\u003eWire Assembly — 38399A2\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"412\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"114\"\u003eMercury Quicksilver 38399A2 Wire Assembly\u003c\/strong\u003e is a genuine OEM \u003cstrong data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"183\"\u003einner shift cable core wire and anchor assembly\u003c\/strong\u003e used in early \u003cstrong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"237\"\u003eMerCruiser sterndrive shift systems\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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