'71 Mercury 650 - won't go into gear

USAFitz

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Hey all. Don't know if you've followed what i've been up to but i basically had a control box issue where the engine would always slide back into neutral. Here's the link if you're interested... But i have a seperate problem i was hoping you could help me with.

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=520275

So here's my new issue. The control box is re-built and working fine. I ended up ordering new parts and it was a good move. Now, however, when i shift to forward (with the engine running), the prop doesn't spin. Same with reverse... No spinning.

So how do i get this thing into gear? Please tell me that i don't have to drop the lower unit :) it was working not too long ago. Does anyone have any ways to check it?

Thanks again!
 
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