How do I adjust my Evinrude throttle cable?
How do I adjust my Evinrude throttle cable?
Throttle Adjustment
- Loosen the throttle cable adjuster jam-nut with the wrenches. Extend or contract the adjuster until the cable moves the throttle to the idle position.
- Push the control lever forward to the “Forward idle” position.
- Pull the control lever back, through neutral, into the reverse idle position.
How do you adjust a idle screw?
Set the idle screw so that the engine is idling at a normal RPM. Take a small screwdriver and start turning one bleeder screw on one side of the carb inward until the idle either drops or rises. If it drops, you are going the wrong way, so turn it the other way until the you hear the engine’s idle rise back up again.
Are throttle and shift cables the same?
It’s the same cable for throttle as well as shifting so select 2 if you need to change both.
What is throttle friction adjustment?
Adjust the throttle friction with the adjustment screw that’s typically below the throttle on the tiller. Set it until you feel a slight drag on the handle when accelerating or decelerating. Clockwise increases friction, and counterclockwise decreases it.
How to adjust the carburetor on a Johnson Evinrude?
(Carburetor Adjustment – 2 Slow Speed Adjustable Needle Valves, each carburetor) Initial setting is: All (4) Slow speed valves = seat gently, then open 1-1/2 turns. Facing the carburetors, start with the top left needle valve, then the top right valve, then the bottom let valve, then the bottom right valve.
How to adjust carbs on a 60 hp Johnson?
Initial setting is: Slow speed = seat gently, then open 1-1/2 turns. Start engine and set the rpms to where it just stays running. In segments of 1/8 turns, start to turn the S/S needle valve in. Wait a few seconds for the engine to respond. As you turn the valve in, the rpms will increase.
When to back out needle valve on Evinrude?
In segments of 1/8 turn, waiting for the engine to respond between turns, start turning in the bottom high speed needle valve. You’ll reach a point whereas the engine will either start to die out or spit back (sounds like a mild backfire). At that point, back out the needle valve 1/4 turn.
Where are the high speed jets on a Johnson Evinrude?
BUT do make sure that you manually inspect and clean the two brass fixed high speed jets which would be located in back of the two 7/16″ slotted hex head bolts in the bottom front portion of the float chamber. Lift the center High Speed Control lever and turn it so that the point faces forward, resting on the high ridge.