Mercury 9.8 (1977) Neutral speed limiter stuck

Eamonn O'Nolan

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Hi there. My 1977 9.8, with only 10 hours of use (yes, ten hours!) has a problem. Last used in October last year, and stored indoors over the winter. The motor starts without any problem, and will run at idle. However, the throttle will not budge. I've looked at the linkage, and it looks like the Neutral Speed Limiter is stopping the linkage from working.... if I manually tickle the lever directly on the carb, it will rev up.

I think it may have something to do with the reverse lock, but this engages properly....

Any ideas?
 
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