Somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind, I recall a thread concerning tension or friction on the throttle. One of the suggestions was to put a cable clamp on the throttle cable down in the engine compartment close to where the throttle cable connects to the throttle control on the engine. I have had the top of the Edson unit apart once and thought I had fixed the engine throttle control problem but it did not last. Mine will not stay at a setting above 2000 RPM. I have a piece of shock cord on the Edson pedestal which keeps the throttle at whatever RPM I wish up to 2800. Not pretty, but it works.
Maybe I will try the other solution one of these days. John Emmerich 85 C27TR Louisville, KY From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Oppenheimer Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Tighten throttle control on Edson Wheel On some of the Edson units, there is a 1/4" bolt which "squishes" the nylon throttle bushing to create the tension. My 1985 model does not. Though there is a dent in the casting where a drill and tap could be used to create the threads for the bolt. If you go to: http://www.edsonmarine.com/support/PDFs/installation/EB396EngineControlInstr .PDF on page 5, second picture under 11. The throttle is on the right. Note a 1/4 bolt hex head just to the right of the bushing keeper screw. John On 08/27/2010 05:52 PM, Sonshingle wrote: > > > Several weeks ago someone mentioned taking off the compass and > tightening the throttle control. I took the compass off and see 4 "stove > bolts". Do they screw into a threaded something or other and not have nuts? > > Dick Schmidt > Greenville, NC > Rush No More C27 #6539
