Yamaha twin throttle problem

[mrom1234567]

1999 Yamaha 150s<br />My port motor seems to be stuck in the neutral lock out.<br />Is the gear cable broken?<br />Is the problem in the control body itself?<br /><br />Basically, when I start the motor, the port motor control arm will not engage the motor.<br />It is as if the arm is in its netral lock position.<br />When I put in forward and reverse, it will give it fuel, but it won't drop back to be able to put the motor in gear.<br /><br />Help..............<br /><br />Michael

 

[Ray Neudecker]

Re: Yamaha twin throttle problem

Easiest check is to disconnect the throtle cable at the engine and manually shift with the shifter arm.

 

[Ray Neudecker]

Re: Yamaha twin throttle problem

Sorry, meant to say the shifter cable.

 

[mrom1234567]

Re: Yamaha twin throttle problem

Ray, I understand the troubleshoot.<br />But the problem is not in the throttles.<br />When I move the shifter, the boat should go in gear and it only revs.<br />I assume the problem may be in the neutral lock or in the assembly itself.<br />I was wondering if a broken shift cable would react like that.<br />The throttle shifter is acting like it is stuck in the neutral lock. It responeds like it does when I press the side button to give it fuel only.<br /><br />Michael

 

[bigbrownbuku]

Re: Yamaha twin throttle problem

the lockout button sometimes get stuck in. its usually a very simple job to pull the control if it was installed correctly. the rubber cap on the side of the handle just pulls off. try some wd40 in there first.

 

[mrom1234567]

Re: Yamaha twin throttle problem

Just wanted to post a follow up.<br />The shift cable was snapped close to the controls.<br />I simply changed the cable.<br />Ray was right, the control body is a simple mechanism.<br />The job was straight forward and went quickly on the Yamaha controls.<br /><br />Michael<br />Thanks for the help.