Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)
I have a single lever for both my transmission and throttle. There is a button
in the base of
the lever. I’m assuming I pull the lever to put the engine in neutral. But the
button won’t
move. Is there something that I"m missing; a way of locking and unlocking the
bottom? Or
can I assume it’s simply stuck or frozen? Any tips?
Posted by James Driebeek (jim3bk@…>)
You are right, the button in the base of the lever is to put the
engine in neutral. Mine broke off all together. To rev my engine in
the water I put it in reverse.
If you open the locker over the throttle controls you will find a
wooden box. I had to pry off the top to gain access to the controls. A
liberal amount of WD-40 might unlock the neutral knob. Since you are
not in the water right now you could rev in gear.
Jim D
Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “James Driebeek” <jim3bk@…> wrote:
You are right, the button in the base of the lever is to put the
engine in neutral. Mine broke off all together. To rev my engine in
the water I put it in reverse.
If you open the locker over the throttle controls you will find a
wooden box. I had to pry off the top to gain access to the controls. A
liberal amount of WD-40 might unlock the neutral knob. Since you are
not in the water right now you could rev in gear.Jim D
I used a penetrant and managed to get the thing loose, so I could get the engine
in neutral.
Engine started up, but there was barely any water/antifreeze spitting out the
back. I stopped
the engine, and checked the raw water strainer. As I suspected, it was all
frozen slush in the
basked. I poured antifreeze into the strainer, then put a heat gun on it. I’ll
try the engine
again tomorrow after leaving a small electric space heater in front of it all
night. Also,
tomorrow’s going up into the 40’s. Should solve the problem.
Posted by James Driebeek (jim3bk@…>)
I hooked a hose directly to the pump on the front of the engine and
flushed the system with “Salt-Away”. Then I ran -40 deg F fluid
through the engine till it came out the back. I took the strainer
apart and blew out the hoses to and from the strainer to ensure there
is no water trapped anywhere
Jim D
F-25 #44
Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “James Driebeek” <jim3bk@…> wrote:
I hooked a hose directly to the pump on the front of the engine and
flushed the system with “Salt-Away”. Then I ran -40 deg F fluid
through the engine till it came out the back. I took the strainer
apart and blew out the hoses to and from the strainer to ensure there
is no water trapped anywhereJim D
F-25 #44
So you bypassed the raw water strainer? In retrospect, I probably would have
been better off
doing that. How did you blow the lines clean? Did you fill the strainer with
anti-freeze?