"Chuck" wrote in message
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We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor
idles
fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or
reverse gear
it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of
adjustment???

Chuck




Just a silly thought, but If the original post had included useful
info ("pontoon boat" isn't useful, neither is "new Honda 4 stroke")
like something about the year, size type and HP of the engine, FI or
carb equipped, this might have been resolved already.

Mike


For sure... problem is its 30 miles away from here and its my best buddy's
boat. He is not sure of any of those details or I surely would have
included them. Will have all the info next week.
OK... as promised here is what I found. Engine started perfectly and revved
up in neutral. Engine barely had enough idle speed to keep running.
Removed the engine cover and tried to adjust the idle speed screw but it was
frozen. The solution: Bent the metal tang that the idle speed screw rests
on up slightly toward the screw to make the adjustment. Idle speed was
consistently 1000 rpm. and we drove it away. Thanks guys.