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engine dies as soon as its put in gear???
We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor idles
fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Chuck |
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engine dies as soon as its put in gear???
On Sep 18, 8:16*pm, "Chuck" wrote:
We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. *The motor idles fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. *Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Chuck Could be, Chuck. I dont' knwo a thing aboutt he Hondas, but Mercruiser has a momentary kill swith that when the lower end in engaged into either forward or reverse, there is a momentary "kill" that shuts the ignition down for a split second so the lower end gears can engage easier. The Honda may have the same type set up, but I really don't know. Now, if you shift it quickly from idle to forward with good throttle, does the engine still die? |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Sep 18, 8:16 pm, "Chuck" wrote: We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor idles fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Chuck Could be, Chuck. I dont' knwo a thing aboutt he Hondas, but Mercruiser has a momentary kill swith that when the lower end in engaged into either forward or reverse, there is a momentary "kill" that shuts the ignition down for a split second so the lower end gears can engage easier. The Honda may have the same type set up, but I really don't know. Now, if you shift it quickly from idle to forward with good throttle, does the engine still die? ------------------------------------------- Actually, I think the Mercruiser momentarily kills ignition when shifting "out" of gear into neutral. It has been a while, though, and maybe I am mistaken. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... On Sep 18, 8:16 pm, "Chuck" wrote: We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor idles fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Chuck Could be, Chuck. I dont' knwo a thing aboutt he Hondas, but Mercruiser has a momentary kill swith that when the lower end in engaged into either forward or reverse, there is a momentary "kill" that shuts the ignition down for a split second so the lower end gears can engage easier. The Honda may have the same type set up, but I really don't know. Now, if you shift it quickly from idle to forward with good throttle, does the engine still die? ------------------------------------------- Actually, I think the Mercruiser momentarily kills ignition when shifting "out" of gear into neutral. It has been a while, though, and maybe I am mistaken. Eisboch Correctamundo Eisboch. I was thinking he might have fish line wrapped around the prop, jamming it. Or the idle is set way too low. Hopefully one of the experts is still hanging around to answer the question, but it would be understandable if Harry drove them off again with his nonsense. |
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"jim" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Sep 18, 8:16 pm, "Chuck" wrote: We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor idles fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Chuck Could be, Chuck. I dont' knwo a thing aboutt he Hondas, but Mercruiser has a momentary kill swith that when the lower end in engaged into either forward or reverse, there is a momentary "kill" that shuts the ignition down for a split second so the lower end gears can engage easier. The Honda may have the same type set up, but I really don't know. Now, if you shift it quickly from idle to forward with good throttle, does the engine still die? ------------------------------------------- Actually, I think the Mercruiser momentarily kills ignition when shifting "out" of gear into neutral. It has been a while, though, and maybe I am mistaken. Eisboch Correctamundo Eisboch. I was thinking he might have fish line wrapped around the prop, jamming it. Or the idle is set way too low. Hopefully one of the experts is still hanging around to answer the question, but it would be understandable if Harry drove them off again with his nonsense. I was thinking something similar. The OP mentioned it was a *new* Honda 4 stroke. Being new, perhaps the gearing, prop shaft, etc. is not broken in yet and the resistance is too much for the current idle setting. Eisboch |
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engine dies as soon as its put in gear???
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:11:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"jim" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Sep 18, 8:16 pm, "Chuck" wrote: We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor idles fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Chuck Could be, Chuck. I dont' knwo a thing aboutt he Hondas, but Mercruiser has a momentary kill swith that when the lower end in engaged into either forward or reverse, there is a momentary "kill" that shuts the ignition down for a split second so the lower end gears can engage easier. The Honda may have the same type set up, but I really don't know. Now, if you shift it quickly from idle to forward with good throttle, does the engine still die? ------------------------------------------- Actually, I think the Mercruiser momentarily kills ignition when shifting "out" of gear into neutral. It has been a while, though, and maybe I am mistaken. Eisboch Correctamundo Eisboch. I was thinking he might have fish line wrapped around the prop, jamming it. Or the idle is set way too low. Hopefully one of the experts is still hanging around to answer the question, but it would be understandable if Harry drove them off again with his nonsense. I was thinking something similar. The OP mentioned it was a *new* Honda 4 stroke. Being new, perhaps the gearing, prop shaft, etc. is not broken in yet and the resistance is too much for the current idle setting. Eisboch Good thing you don't depend on your troubleshooting skills to put food on the table. You'd lose a lot of weight. |
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engine dies as soon as its put in gear???
Eisboch wrote:
"jim" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Sep 18, 8:16 pm, "Chuck" wrote: We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor idles fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Chuck Could be, Chuck. I dont' knwo a thing aboutt he Hondas, but Mercruiser has a momentary kill swith that when the lower end in engaged into either forward or reverse, there is a momentary "kill" that shuts the ignition down for a split second so the lower end gears can engage easier. The Honda may have the same type set up, but I really don't know. Now, if you shift it quickly from idle to forward with good throttle, does the engine still die? ------------------------------------------- Actually, I think the Mercruiser momentarily kills ignition when shifting "out" of gear into neutral. It has been a while, though, and maybe I am mistaken. Eisboch Correctamundo Eisboch. I was thinking he might have fish line wrapped around the prop, jamming it. Or the idle is set way too low. Hopefully one of the experts is still hanging around to answer the question, but it would be understandable if Harry drove them off again with his nonsense. I was thinking something similar. The OP mentioned it was a *new* Honda 4 stroke. Being new, perhaps the gearing, prop shaft, etc. is not broken in yet and the resistance is too much for the current idle setting. Eisboch Gee, I would have guessed an adjustment might be necessary to the throttle position sensor, or TPS. "Being new, perhaps the gearing, prop shaft, etc. is not broken in yet and the resistance is too much for the current idle setting." Now *that* is pretty funny. You forgot to mention a too-stiff whammis. |
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wrote in message ... On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:11:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "jim" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... On Sep 18, 8:16 pm, "Chuck" wrote: We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor idles fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Chuck Could be, Chuck. I dont' knwo a thing aboutt he Hondas, but Mercruiser has a momentary kill swith that when the lower end in engaged into either forward or reverse, there is a momentary "kill" that shuts the ignition down for a split second so the lower end gears can engage easier. The Honda may have the same type set up, but I really don't know. Now, if you shift it quickly from idle to forward with good throttle, does the engine still die? ------------------------------------------- Actually, I think the Mercruiser momentarily kills ignition when shifting "out" of gear into neutral. It has been a while, though, and maybe I am mistaken. Eisboch Correctamundo Eisboch. I was thinking he might have fish line wrapped around the prop, jamming it. Or the idle is set way too low. Hopefully one of the experts is still hanging around to answer the question, but it would be understandable if Harry drove them off again with his nonsense. I was thinking something similar. The OP mentioned it was a *new* Honda 4 stroke. Being new, perhaps the gearing, prop shaft, etc. is not broken in yet and the resistance is too much for the current idle setting. Eisboch Good thing you don't depend on your troubleshooting skills to put food on the table. You'd lose a lot of weight. Cute comment. Stupid, totally unnecessary or deserved, but cute. You need better material to play your game. Try to make your comments a bit funny, at least. I have a decent sense of humor. Eisboch |
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engine dies as soon as its put in gear???
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:16:54 GMT, "Chuck" wrote:
We have a pontoon boat with a new Honda 4-stroke on it. The motor idles fine and revs in neutral but as soon as we put it in forward or reverse gear it cuts out. Is there some special switch that is out of adjustment??? Modern 4 strokes have a lot of sensor driven electronics. They are difficult to troubleshoot without the proper diagnostic equipment and software. I'd take it to a dealer if it were mine. |
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