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engine dies as soon as its put in gear???
Chuck wrote:
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. 1000 RPM seems a bit high for an idle speed. Hmmmmmm........ it seemed right at the time. What is an acceptable idles speed for a four stroke outboard? That would depend on the size of the OB. |
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