Hey guys I was out fishing with my brother in a place where a good running motor is a must. I ran the boat wide open for a few miles upriver to the devils hole (below niagara falls). we did a few drifts and when I was about to go back upriver I noticed alittle bit of a grind then it was kinda jumping in and out of gear running rough so I put it in neutral and it would run good and I put it back into gear and back up river at the end of another same thing went back up and i was in gear and it kept "jumping" or skipping out of gear and I said we must go no and when it stayed ingear we ran wide open back to safer water. We kept the motor running and drove it around wondering what happend then it wouldnt go into gear it would just grind and rev up. But reverse wroked great...went into gear no problem. The shift cable and linkage apear to be working right....probly not but ill get someone else to help put it in and out of gear and take a closer look. Any suggestions? is it something else like a clutch dog or a blown out gear. I changed the gear lube friday and it was full changed the gear lub when I got home and there was some metal shavings not many maybe 5 small piecese when I drained it.
