1960 Evinrude Lark E 40 HP thottle stuck at full

Hello, I wonder if anyone might have any suggestions for my problem. I have a 1960 Evinrude Lark E 40 HP and the throttle is stuck in the full throttle position, preventing the engine from being started (unless someone shoves the shifter manualy to start while the other person turns the key). It is not the controller or the cable ( I removed them, and the throttle lever still cannot be moved). I have the repair manual for the engine, but the troubleshooting section was not that helpful for this particular problem. Thanks in advance for your help!

Re: 1960 Evinrude Lark E 40 HP thottle stuck at full

Are you talking about the lever on the remote control? If so, you'll have to disassemble the remote and diagnose this problem and fix it.<br /><br />If you're talking about something on the engine itself, then that's another matter. Check all the linkages for binding, including the roller than follows the timing plate. Something's binding there. You may have to pull the flywheel to get at what's causing the problem if that's where the binding occurs.<br /><br />Whatever you do, don't run this engine until you've solved the problem! You run a lot of risks starting it the way you described, including a full-throttle start in gear, something guaranteed to cause a man overboard situation.<br /><br />If it's at the outboard, start at the carburetor and work backwards, disconnecting linkages one-at-a-time until you find the binding point, then repair that. Don't just start disconnecting stuff willy-nilly. I think you'll figure it out pretty quickly.

Re: 1960 Evinrude Lark E 40 HP thottle stuck at full

there should be a grease fitting on the throttle levle on the motor thatr could be froze up i have a 66 40 hp and i had that problem spayed some lube and then greased it and worked great after that

Re: 1960 Evinrude Lark E 40 HP thottle stuck at full

Good suggestion, russeller. If that's it, a good shot of grease in the zerk should free it up. I forgot about that fitting. The throttle on my Johnson RDS-20 was a lot nicer after I greased that fitting.

Re: 1960 Evinrude Lark E 40 HP thottle stuck at full

Russeler and CA Transplant, thanks a lot for the suggestions, I'll give them a try this weekend!