1987 15HP Evinrude throttle plate stuck over neutral lever

[hovdem]

Just got to use this outboard for the first time yesterday. Ran great for 20 minutes at various RPM including near top speed. Came to a stop and engine stalled. Opened lid to find that the throttle plate was lodged overtop the neutral lever, preventing the motor from switching out of gear into neutral, and pull cord was also therefore stuck. The twist grip throttle was returned to the lowest position, but for some reason the throttle plate was not returning to its correct position, and was jamming the neutral lever. I was able to manually move the throttle plate back to its correct position and free up the jammed neutral lever, but any ideas why this is happening??

Thanks!

 

[Tim Frank]

Re: 1897 15HP Evinrude throttle plate stuck over neutral lever

Re: 1897 15HP Evinrude throttle plate stuck over neutral lever

Just got to use this outboard for the first time yesterday. Ran great for 20 minutes at various RPM including near top speed. Came to a stop and engine stalled. Opened lid to find that the throttle plate was lodged overtop the neutral lever, preventing the motor from switching out of gear into neutral, and pull cord was also therefore stuck. The twist grip throttle was returned to the lowest position, but for some reason the throttle plate was not returning to its correct position, and was jamming the neutral lever. I was able to manually move the throttle plate back to its correct position and free up the jammed neutral lever, but any ideas why this is happening??

Thanks!

Wow, that is an oldie....

 

[Rick.]

Re: 1897 15HP Evinrude throttle plate stuck over neutral lever

Re: 1897 15HP Evinrude throttle plate stuck over neutral lever

Does yours have an idle adjustment knob (cruise control) on the port side? Best of luck. Rick.

 

[hovdem]

Re: 1897 15HP Evinrude throttle plate stuck over neutral lever

Re: 1897 15HP Evinrude throttle plate stuck over neutral lever

Does yours have an idle adjustment knob (cruise control) on the port side? Best of luck. Rick.

No, it doesn't have an idle adjustment knob on the side. Another thread (http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=512181&highlight=throttle+plate) with a similar issue said that the THROTTLE CABLE KNOB was out of wack and needed to be tightened. With it loose, the metal plate as able to move and get in the way of the shifting mechanism.