use the shifter? lol. its still doesn't have the case back together...

I didn't mean "put it back together" as in, the engine was back togehter. I meant the 2 shafts with gears on them were in their spots and the Cam was in its spot and that's it.

Nothing I do makes the main output drive NOT spin, so I guess its not getting into neutral.

this is what I was afraid of with rebuilding this myself.  the instructions for taking it apart are great, but putting it back together they are virtually non-existant. 

Guess i'll just have to keep messing with it until it works, but nothing I do makes the output shaft not turn when I turn the gears.  I can hit like 5 different "gears" i'm assuming and they all make the shaft turn and nothing I do makes it not spin.

perhaps I have the transmission gears in wrong. yet again something you guys cant really help me with because it would need to be seen and the instructions don't show or tell you what way the gears are supposed to be.

ugh.  maybe next summer i'll have it put back together. trial and error on a engine rebuild is gonna be time intensive!

thanks anyway!!!