Re: [OMC-Boats] adjust screw on top of shifter?

JD,

The question you had on your JOHNSON/OMC single-lever remote control:

I had an opportunity to grab a OMC factory manual from 1969-1970. The
screw (recessed and on top?) is used to adjust the interaction of the
FAST-IDLE/(START) lever with the N/S (neutral-safety) cutout.

In other words, it is possible to (mis) adjust this so that one could
never start, even a warm boat with the main THROTTLE lever in NEUTRAL,
without first advancing or partially advancing the FAST-IDLE/(START)
lever.

Does that make sense?

BTW mine is adjusted, so that I can always do a hot start in NEUTRAL
without advancing the FAST-IDLE/(START) lever.

If yours was mis-adjusted it might explain why you were encountering a
locked-out staring condition.

Did you see the link I posted to the $200 new replacement switch?

Lee

On Aug 13, 2009, at 11:05 PM, jd wrote:

> hi, so for whoever is keeping track, got my boat out today for
> first time after weeks. temp prob was previous dilema, rewired
> about 75% as result. Ran around about about full speed for about
> 20 mins and temp stayed right at 160!! So yes, as I HOPED,
> knock on wood, but it appears the crazy high temp readings on 3
> separate gauges and senders I have been getting for 3 summers now
> were ultimately the result of some funky wiring grounding thing.
> Wow what a relief!
>
> But of course, another prob popped up (although everything seems
> downhill minor from here on). Sometimes the key would crank and
> sometimes absolutely nothing. Tracked it down to the shifter.
> Pulled it apart, poked around, traced it to a prob with the Pollak
> switch that controls forward or reverse. It was sticking, and not
> sending juice to the white wire while in neutral. Actually went
> further and did some surgery on the switch - drilled out the rivets,
> carefully took it apart. All plastic, and a crucial plastic
> piece in there is broken in half. Have it in the vice tonight and
> am hoping I can glue it back together strong enough to hold. Not
> fun. Fortunately, Have an older shifter as back up just in
> case, but it doesn't have the ":won't start in F/R" wires.
>
> Anyway, on to my question - what exactly does the adjustment screw
> right above the red throttle lever do? it doesn't look broken to
> me, but seems to be doing nothing. Is it a friction adjustment
> for the lever?
>
> jeff d
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Received on Saturday, 15 August 2009