Wont rev in neutral

[davidonmars]

So fired up the boat with the muffs on and it runs great and engages both forward and reverse noproblem. Problem I am having is I tried to rev it up in neutral by holding this red switch on the shifter and it just engages into gear. Any ideas? Its OMC Cobra on a 87 chris craft

 

[lynnboy021]

Re: Wont rev in neutral

on mine you have to pull out the handle first

 

[davidonmars]

Re: Wont rev in neutral

what do you mean by pull out the handle? my shifter says something about pull out for neutral but also has this red button under your finger. Any idea what that does?

 

[dubs283]

Re: Wont rev in neutral

the red button for your finger is to shift fwd/neu/rev

you need to pull outward where the handle rotates to access the throttle only feature:

in the neutral position, grasp the larger circular area where the handle pivots with your left hand and pull towards the centerline of the boat

now with your right hand, depress the red button and push forward on the handle, this should allow you to "throttle only" while still in neutral

 

[sw33ttooth]

Re: Wont rev in neutral

my 91 omc 5.8l i push a black button in where the throttle pivits then i can pull red button to move handle from nuetral and rev it up never heard of pulling the black button to rev up.

 

[Howard Sterndrive]

Re: Wont rev in neutral

what do you mean by pull out the handle?

grab the lever with your left hand and tug it toward the seat, while you operate the lever with your right hand

p.s. revving it in neutral is not that great for it - that function is for fast idle - 1500 or so rpm

 

[davidonmars]

Re: Wont rev in neutral

thanks just wanted to rev it a bit higher then idle speed. Ill launch the boat tomorrow and test it out