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It refuses to go into gear. The twist is that it now goes into gear when cold. I'm planning to drain the oil as soon as I have a moment to see if there is any metal in it.
I have an early 80's Tohatsu M18A 350 that I recently picked up that has decided not to shift into gear.
I was out on a sea trial (we do this for a reason) and everything was fine and the motor ran strong. I slowed down to putter around, the motor died at low RPM's, and then refused to shift...
