I have had my SEI sterndirve for 2 years with flawless shift performance. Yesterday it jumped out of forward gear while cruising at 3500 RPM. I first noticed a delay when I was pulling from dock. The forward gear did not engage as soon as I pushed the combo shift / throttle lever forward. Then ~ 10 miles later while cruising 3/4 throttle at 3500 RPM, a loud bang and the engine RPM's jumped to redline. I pulled the throttle back and the engine remained running at idle. I thought maybe I hit something, but nothing surfaced and I was in deep water. I decided try forward and it worked. When I got back to dock, a noticable delay in forward but reverse operated normal.
Need some insight.. is this gear issue or shift linkage adjustment?
Need some insight.. is this gear issue or shift linkage adjustment?
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