Quicksilver control loose at High speed

Maximerc

Petty Officer 1st Class
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Is there a friction control on the Quicksilver Throttle control has the trim , Trailer, and Fast Idle (disengages the gear box cable) Any thing above about 2/3 throttle it backs off
 

kfrei

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Re: Quicksilver control loose at High speed

I am having exactly the same problem with my throttle on a 1978 Merc 900. Dealer told me its a safety feature. Hard to believe that losing control at 35 mph any worse than 25 mph.
 

zzzzz

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Re: Quicksilver control loose at High speed

all control boxes that I know of have friction control (unless they're very old) :cool:
 

JB

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Re: Quicksilver control loose at High speed

Moving to Merc Troubles.
 
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