VaGent
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2008
- Messages
- 221
I've been having a hard time with advancing the throttle on my side mounted control unit & it seemed like I was trying to push Mt. Everest forward when trying to push the throttle up. I decided to tackle taking the control unit apart today & I found several broken plastic teeth on a gear inside the control unit. Now the fast idle/start lever will not work at all as it seems to be in a locked position. The throttle lever is still very hard to push forward as well.
I have a 1984 Johnson 50 HP enigne on my bass boat with power trim/tilt & I measured the cables & the best I can come up with is they are about 12-13ft in total lengh. My question is this. Are the control units "sized" for the type of engine I have or can I use a "used unit" from another boat that is also a 50-60 or 70 HP engine?? I called a place that handles used units but they must be made out of "GOLD" based on the price he quoted me. I'm not too sure what my choices are right now.
Does anyone know where I "might" be able to buy used replacement parts to repair mine or where I can look for a good used unit that I don't have to get a second mortgage on the house to buy it? I could sure use some advice on this subject as it is starting to wear me down just a little & all the BIG FISH are getting caught by someone else. Thanks in advance.
I have a 1984 Johnson 50 HP enigne on my bass boat with power trim/tilt & I measured the cables & the best I can come up with is they are about 12-13ft in total lengh. My question is this. Are the control units "sized" for the type of engine I have or can I use a "used unit" from another boat that is also a 50-60 or 70 HP engine?? I called a place that handles used units but they must be made out of "GOLD" based on the price he quoted me. I'm not too sure what my choices are right now.
Does anyone know where I "might" be able to buy used replacement parts to repair mine or where I can look for a good used unit that I don't have to get a second mortgage on the house to buy it? I could sure use some advice on this subject as it is starting to wear me down just a little & all the BIG FISH are getting caught by someone else. Thanks in advance.