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trn448s 
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 Topic: Ski drives fast in gearPosted: May-23-2015 at 11:28pm |
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My idle is 500 rpms. Soon as I engage gear my boat produces a wake and runs about 800 rpms right out of gear. Just tapping throttle in gear produces a wake. Constantly getting yelled at in no wake zones. 87 ski nautique 351 carb motor. Flat bottom boat. I have adjusted carb and rebuilt trying to figure this out. After the threats and bad looks I just tell people it's an inboard deal with it. Thoughts other than telling people to piss off. Adjusted timing recently. It's spot on.
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Toertel
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Posted: May-24-2015 at 12:08am |
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Your throttle cable might be to tight and rev right when you'r in gear.
Neutral on min is about 700 and and in gear it goes down a bit and ou of O push the throttle firther do the revs go up |
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Orlando76
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Posted: May-24-2015 at 12:14am |
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Sounds like cables are misadjusted like mentioned above. The transmission should go in gear without any increase or movement in the throttle cable.
With boat off: Detach the throttle cable at carb. Put the shifter in gear to the first detent ball. Then adjust the throttle cable to fit on the carb. |
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DrCC
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Posted: May-24-2015 at 12:17am |
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remove throttle cable at carb
put shifter at neutral, carb at idle adjust cable end to extend past idle re-connect test |
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SNobsessed
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Posted: May-24-2015 at 12:37am |
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Even with it idling 600 in gear, mine will kick up wake. I alternate f -n to keep the speed down. I have seen other ski boats get ticketed. The DNR guy doesn't care why your boat goes too fast!
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Posted: May-26-2015 at 6:39pm |
Tom, I totally agree with Chris above and I'm sure there are thousands more that agree. Don't go screwing with the carb. There's nothing wrong with it. Are you new to boating? |
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