hello. if you can believe it, i am new to boating.
my 1985 15 hp johnson cranks and runs fine. but from time to time it falls out of gear (or won't shift smoothly?) when the engine is not running. when it is acting up, it sometimes won't shift into forward, it sometimes won't shift into reverse, and it never cranks in neutral. could this be something simple (like a shifting lever problem), or do i need to replace the whole lower unit?
thanks in advance for your time,
john.
my 1985 15 hp johnson cranks and runs fine. but from time to time it falls out of gear (or won't shift smoothly?) when the engine is not running. when it is acting up, it sometimes won't shift into forward, it sometimes won't shift into reverse, and it never cranks in neutral. could this be something simple (like a shifting lever problem), or do i need to replace the whole lower unit?
thanks in advance for your time,
john.