??HIGH IDLE??
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Topic: ??HIGH IDLE??
Posted By: key
Subject: ??HIGH IDLE??
Date Posted: May-13-2013 at 5:57pm
| Boat is idling high in neutral. Hits hard when you go into gear or reverse do to it idling high. Im not much of a mechanic but have tools and common since. Can someone help me in the right direction? Thanks!! |
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Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: May-13-2013 at 6:11pm
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I get it, this is a guessing game, i'm first, lol Really need to provide more info, motor and specs, boat yr, etc. |
Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: May-13-2013 at 10:05pm
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Assuming 351 with carb -- Have you tried to adjust the idle? Most of the time it is a vacuum leak. Try tightening the carb hex nuts. Another trick is to spray carb cleaner at all possible leak paths - the engine will slow down if you find a leak with that. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: May-26-2013 at 7:55pm
| I had the same issue when I first bought my '76. Loading on trailer was a pain. Replaced the carb at a CC dealer. That corrected the high idle but when the boat went into gear it'd engage too late and too fast. It was then did I realize the gear shift cable on the transmission was out of adjustment also. Adjusted the cable in the middle of the lake and its been as smooth as a Cadillac ever since. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-27-2013 at 9:14pm
Did the dealer actually replace the carb? Didn't they even bother to check and test the cable adjustments?  Maybe that's why some dealership changes have been made in your area?  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Orlando76 wrote:Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: May-27-2013 at 11:58pm
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Yeah they replaced the carb but they don't water test the boats. I doubt they even put it in gear. But then I again I never suspected shift cable issues bc the old carb was so whack. I'm was glad it was a minor adjustment bc it was rather annoying and dangerous. The dealerships here sure took a tank. When CC changed hands it was the end of an era. I will say Orlando Nautiques have been much better to us than Southeast Marine was but nothing compared to when the original Southeast CC was around. |