Force 40 revs before going into forward gear

[Adventure Colorado]

Hello, I have a '93 Force 40 that has been developing problems when going into gear. When going into forward, the engine revs high, without the prop turning. If you move further into forward it will drop into gear. If you try to lower the speed it will sometimes drop back out of gear and rev up.

Once you have it in gear for a couple seconds it doesn't have any more problems as long as it stays in gear. We can troll for hours without having any more issues. Once you go to neutral, the problem starts all over again, any ideas?

 

[79Merc80]

Re: Force 40 revs before going into forward gear

Hello and welcome to iboats.

This thread belongs in the Force/Chrysler forum as that's what it is. This is the Mercury/Mariner forum, which yours isn't.

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[Adventure Colorado]

Re: Force 40 revs before going into forward gear

Sorry, for some reason I was thinking Mercury made the Force series, thanks for the clarification.