idling to fast

[janvan]

I have a 200hp Johnson ocean pro 1995 that I have not used over the winter I start it up and let it run on an hose for approx. 10 mins once a month. The last two times that I have ran the engine it will not idle under 2000 rpms at first i thought the choke was sticking but I pulled the cowling and it appears that there is no choke linkage.Is ther something that I could look for before thaking it to the shop.

 

[ob]

Re: idling to fast

May be sticky throttle cable or trunion out of adjustment.Have you ever messed with the trunion nut on the throttle cable?Also ,that engine should have a quickstart feature that holds rpms up a bit until engine reaches a certain temp.Not 2000 rpms though.Run engine on hose and after a minute or so ,place controls in forward gear to around 2500 rpms and then return to neutral and see if rpms drop or stay at 2000.Try the same in reverse.

 

[janvan]

Re: idling to fast

thanks for the info no I have not turned or adjusted anything. It was idling at approx 1800rpm not 2000 as I orignally stated I did spray the cables and linkage with some white lith grease and put it in and out of gear and the rpm finally droped to 1300 rpm. I think I will put the boat in the water and run it some and see if the rpm's will come down. If that doesn't work I will probably take it to the shop. It seems that all that linkage is sincronized and I don't want to adjust one thing and make something else out of adjustment.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: idling to fast

1300 out of the water with no back pressure is pretty close once it comes out of Quick Start mode. Might be a tad high but once you get it in the water you can fine tune the idle.<br /><br />Good luck!