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August 5, 2016 at 2:35 am
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So the powerhead is still on the motor? You removed the cylinder head? You need to drop the lower unit: un-do the bottom bolt on the shift linkage inside the door on the midsection, then un-bolt the lower unit and hopefully it will drop down with just a little help. The driveshaft sticks up about 24" or so. Then you can manually shift the L/U and see if that’s the problem. Turn the driveshaft clockwise as you move the shiftshaft up or down and check the propshaft for being in gear or neutral.