I am trying to fine tune my '74 Johnson 50 and the throttle never seems to come back to the same spot every time. There are no sharp bends in my cable routing. Is this a sign of worn cables?
I will dig in my factory service manual and check that. Also when I rapidly accelerate the throttle to full, I look back and see the cable moving at the motor after the remote control handle has stopped (like there is a "lag" from the remote control end to the motor end)...
I will dig in my factory service manual and check that. Also when I rapidly accelerate the throttle to full, I look back and see the cable moving at the motor after the remote control handle has stopped (like there is a "lag" from the remote control end to the motor end)...
Cables can get gummed up over time but usually it's within the first couple of inches that get exposed that this happens. PB blaster can disolve the solids that have built up and then you can re-lube them with a marine grade cable lube. I usually extend the cable out of the sheath as far as it would normally extend using the controls and then clean and lube the exposed area. You'll do that on both ends. Also make sure your control is moving positively because worn bushings in your control can cause the arms that are pulling/pushing the cable to lag behind the control arm. There's not much room for that to happen at the engine unelss the connectors are extremely worn. You can usually make that end up with the adjustments. Still, badly worn (sloppy) bushings on any of the throttle components can cause lag.
