Throttle Locked Up
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Printed Date: November-17-2024 at 6:34pm
Topic: Throttle Locked Up
Posted By: 79Monk
Subject: Throttle Locked Up
Date Posted: June-22-2009 at 7:26pm
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This weekend started out fun, then things went down hill.
Boat is a 1979 SN. After circling around to pick up a skier, I throttled down and the engine shut off (no big deal). Went to start it back up and it kept flooding out. Usually a little time fixes the problem and it will fire up. Just as it was cranking up, i had the throttle knob pulled out (neutral) and pulled the throttle lever back to rev the engine, now the throttle lever will not go back to center position. It feels like something inside the throttle control is locked up and the lever is stuck wide open in the pulled back position (reverse). The neutral knob is still pulled out. Has anyone ever taken the throttle level controls apart? If so, how do you get it off the gunwale? Any suggestions? |
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Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: June-22-2009 at 7:33pm
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It's not a big deal, just make sure to take notes on where everything is. You may have a loose lever in the back, or you may have to take it apart and grease it. ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: June-22-2009 at 8:02pm
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I think it has some bolts and nuts from the inside of the gunwale..better remove the seat to have o more clear room to work the thig out..and ywes take grags advice to note where all componets go. Or you will be asking wtf did this go when all is assembled.... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: 79Monk
Date Posted: June-22-2009 at 9:52pm
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Guys, thanks for the help.
Got home and removed the controls. I noticed there was a ball bearing sitting in the bottom on the housing. This was jamming against the control lever. I assumed the bearing goes under the spring and presses against the control lever to act as a stop and indicate to the operator that it is in gear. It took a while to get the bearing in place. ***Note: Do not move the throttle lever after the bearing and spring are installed, the bearing will come out and hit you in the lip.*** Greased and install, works perfect. Thanks for the info. |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: June-23-2009 at 2:45am
I like your warning note LOL did it hurt? ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: 79Monk
Date Posted: June-23-2009 at 11:00am
| Didn't hurt too bad, but it did leave a grease spot that my wife got a kick out of. |