Alright. So upon starting the prop does not spin and the engine cuts out which I thought was due to the cut off switch on the shift assembly, but the same thing occurs with that removed. I'm at a loss. It appears it isn't in gear and shifting causes stalls. I don't know how many more times I can remove the lower and retain my sanity.
So my thought is the upper drive assembly is shot because the previous owner was running this thing without gear oil in the motor since they never replaced the quad ring and let it all leak out. What size sockets are the top bolts so I can remove and check? Worth pulling whole drive?
Ayuh,..... I'd pull the whole drive, it's easier to work on then,....
Have the whole thing pulled. Trying to get the shift arm to engage gear and still no lock out...do you think the shift crank or spool assembly could be the issue?
Update. Seems that the clutch engages when the lower unit is laid down. Hoping to keep engaged during reassembly and test tomorrow.
