Hello there, and thanks for looking. I've been googling all ways from Sunday that I can figure, and still to no avail. (My google-fu could very well be weak, so please bear with me)
What we have here, is a SeaRay 260 Express Cruiser with a 5.7 ltr engine. My side controls at the helm is one lever, with a 'broken' plastic cover on the lever that says OMC. There's a trim "bow up/down" button at the thumb, and a red "shift" switch under the fingers for moving the lever.
Now, before going any further, I have to equivocally state the we just received this boat last summer, and have had to fix/change/adjust/replace absolutely EVERYTHING that we come across, including the light fixtures, switches, fuses, fuse-holders, and even many wires on this boat. It looked so good at the outset, and it wasn't until we actually got into things, to get to the details, where we since learned that we practically needed to rebuild the boat. I'm not kidding, but I digress.
My mechanic friend has got this engine running beautifully perfect, smooth, and powerful. I say that, because I've now learned about the 'soft' intermediate shaft in the outdrive leg, which is the "shear-pin" of the system. Upon going to Wide-Open-Throttle (after smooth, low rpm shift, of course) the splines sheared right off and we replaced the shafts.
But here's the issue. Either something wasn't installed correctly, or adjusted properly, or something's missing. We have NO 'throttle advance' without shifting into gear, either forward or reverse. So the only way to start the engine, and bring it up to operating temperature, is to raise the engine hatch, and apply pressure to the throttle lever on the side of the carburetor using a gaff..... and holding pressure on it for a few minutes just to get the thing to heat up.
Others have been telling me that there should be a method of increasing the idle without shifting into gear, on the controls at the helm. Well, I can't move the lever without squeezing the 'finger switch' either forward or reverse, and any movement of said lever puts the drive-leg into its relevant gear.
I'm looking for a manual, or at the very least an exploded drawing of the box behind the upholstered sidewall at the helm, so that I have at least an inkling of what I'm looking for, before I go dis-combobulating things and wreaking more havoc.
Suggestions, advice, and direction GREATLY appreciated. Thank you, and I look forward to your replies!
Sean,
Winnipeg, Mb.
What we have here, is a SeaRay 260 Express Cruiser with a 5.7 ltr engine. My side controls at the helm is one lever, with a 'broken' plastic cover on the lever that says OMC. There's a trim "bow up/down" button at the thumb, and a red "shift" switch under the fingers for moving the lever.
Now, before going any further, I have to equivocally state the we just received this boat last summer, and have had to fix/change/adjust/replace absolutely EVERYTHING that we come across, including the light fixtures, switches, fuses, fuse-holders, and even many wires on this boat. It looked so good at the outset, and it wasn't until we actually got into things, to get to the details, where we since learned that we practically needed to rebuild the boat. I'm not kidding, but I digress.
My mechanic friend has got this engine running beautifully perfect, smooth, and powerful. I say that, because I've now learned about the 'soft' intermediate shaft in the outdrive leg, which is the "shear-pin" of the system. Upon going to Wide-Open-Throttle (after smooth, low rpm shift, of course) the splines sheared right off and we replaced the shafts.
But here's the issue. Either something wasn't installed correctly, or adjusted properly, or something's missing. We have NO 'throttle advance' without shifting into gear, either forward or reverse. So the only way to start the engine, and bring it up to operating temperature, is to raise the engine hatch, and apply pressure to the throttle lever on the side of the carburetor using a gaff..... and holding pressure on it for a few minutes just to get the thing to heat up.
Others have been telling me that there should be a method of increasing the idle without shifting into gear, on the controls at the helm. Well, I can't move the lever without squeezing the 'finger switch' either forward or reverse, and any movement of said lever puts the drive-leg into its relevant gear.
I'm looking for a manual, or at the very least an exploded drawing of the box behind the upholstered sidewall at the helm, so that I have at least an inkling of what I'm looking for, before I go dis-combobulating things and wreaking more havoc.
Suggestions, advice, and direction GREATLY appreciated. Thank you, and I look forward to your replies!
Sean,
Winnipeg, Mb.
