no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

[pudlejumper]

just got the boat,i havent owened a boat in 10 years so im re learning everything.<br /><br />so i have a 140hp V4 evinrude outboard that is early 90s.i have a manual on the way but i would love to have a heads up from you guys too.<br />she runs good but its kinda hard to start it becuz i only have neutral with the throttle straight upright,i pull the lever over and it still goes into gear when i advance it,someone told me this is just a adjustment but i didnt see anything in the topics unless i missed it.if you need anymore info please let me know.thanks!

 

[Joe Reeves]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

Describe the control unit in detail, mfg and general description.<br /><br />Console mounts usually increase throttle without shifting by pulling the lever sideways in neutral, then increasing throttle. Some others have a knob that one pulls out, then incrasing throttle.<br /><br />The regular OMC control boxes have a small warm up lever to apply throttle only.

 

[pudlejumper]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

ok right now i dont know the mfg,it isnt a transom mount,its a side mount,there is a button in the center of the throttle handle at the base,but i believe i did pull on it and tried advancing.i did attempt to pull it sideways and it moved over some but it still went into gear when i advanced it.

 

[pudlejumper]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

ok just went and double checked,the button only pushes IN,and the handle comes sideways freely,like really freely.so i have a feeling something isnt hooked up?

 

[fireman57]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

pudlejumper you have the older type single throw handle it sounds like to me. Newer ones have a lever for throttle and a lever for forward/reverse. If you push yours forward or backward it is supposed to go in those gears. It should only start in neutral (straight up). Are you having a problem with it dying when you put it in gear? You should also have a warm up lever toward the back bottom of the box to help start/warm it up. If you need a higher idle there should be a black thumb screw on the bottom front that you can use for adjustment.

 

[fireman57]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

pudlejumper you have the older type single throw handle it sounds like to me. Newer ones have a lever for throttle and a lever for forward/reverse. If you push yours forward or backward it is supposed to go in those gears. It should only start in neutral (straight up). In other words your throttle and shifting are on the same stick. You should not be able to rev it in neutral. Are you having a problem with it dying when you put it in gear? You should also have a warm up lever toward the back bottom of the box to help start/warm it up. If you need a higher idle there should be a black thumb screw on the bottom front that you can use for adjustment.

 

[pudlejumper]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

hmm no little lever or thumb screw,i have put this aside for now,it runs so its not that big of a problem,thanks for the advice guys.

 

[BUBBLES II]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

If you have "push to choke" at the key, would you still have the warm-up lever on control?

 

[BUBBLES II]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

Anybody?

 

[Walker]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

Yes, push in key choke will still have a warmup/idle lever. On yours try just pushoing the button in and the handle forward. You shouldn't have to pull the handle sideways.

 

[pudlejumper]

Re: no rev. for neutral evinrude outboard

you would have thought i tried that already,but pushing the button and advancing it worked!<br />here i was pulling on the darn thing,thanks for helping out a newbie.