og667521 1998 175 efi merc,noticed today with the motor not running in the garage,tried to shift into foward and it would not shift foward unless i spun the prop then it shifted smooth,but i found the prop was very hard to turn in foward gear almost like i was turning the motor over ,is this normal or is there an issue since i never owned a 175,on my 91 150 merc i could slide the shifter into gear and the prop would spin with a clicking noise but not this motor,i know theres alot of good merc guys here can i please get some help