beamreacher
New member
Hi,
I was approaching my slip yesterday in my Hunter 27, flipped my Tohatsu 9.9 into reverse, and tried to rev the throttle ... but turning the handle did nothing; it stayed at very low throttle, almost idle. So I lifted the handle and grabbed one of the throttle cables and pulled. Then it was in "wide open" throttle mode, going backwards way too fast! I finally managed to come to the dock by alternately running the engine at full speed, then pulling out the choke to kill the engine; then we warped the boat into the slip.
When I start the engine now, it's always at full throttle. Turning the knob on the handle does nothing.
I haven't cracked open the cover to the engine yet ... but I suspect that the throttle assembly on the engine block probably needs to be lubed. Or the springs are weak or broken. Has anyone had a similar experience? What do you suggest?
Thanks,
Jim
I was approaching my slip yesterday in my Hunter 27, flipped my Tohatsu 9.9 into reverse, and tried to rev the throttle ... but turning the handle did nothing; it stayed at very low throttle, almost idle. So I lifted the handle and grabbed one of the throttle cables and pulled. Then it was in "wide open" throttle mode, going backwards way too fast! I finally managed to come to the dock by alternately running the engine at full speed, then pulling out the choke to kill the engine; then we warped the boat into the slip.
When I start the engine now, it's always at full throttle. Turning the knob on the handle does nothing.
I haven't cracked open the cover to the engine yet ... but I suspect that the throttle assembly on the engine block probably needs to be lubed. Or the springs are weak or broken. Has anyone had a similar experience? What do you suggest?
Thanks,
Jim