99 Johnson

[johnvanassche]

Is it normal for a 1992 9.9 jo

Is it normal for a 1992 9.9 johnson . It will only throtle up when it is in eather forward or reverse.If that is normal I wonder what the reason is.

 

[joereeves]

"There is a throttle lock when

"There is a throttle lock when in neutral to avoid obtaining full throttle. If full throttle was obtainable in neutral, you would possibly encounter a runaway engine which would scream away higher and higher in rpms.

By the time you figured out how to shut it down (if it were possible) connecting rods would be flying out the side of the crankcase."