need your expert advice

[harryboy22002]

hi again
am about to purchase ,,4 hp two stroke , seen better day,s,s but runs fine just needs clean , my concern,s are the throttle twistgrip and the steering seem very tight. althought they operate with quite a bit of muscle ,any tip,s to put right . i think this is just lack of use for a while , and engine runs perfect apart from these point,s with a clean [surface muck ,this would come up like [new] have to decide , soon ,so any advice from you guy,s is most welcome ,would i need to be mechanic to get grease into these seized parts or is this a diy possibility
thanks in advance for any advice ,forthcoming and for taking time to read this
never be ashamed to show ignorance if oppurtunity to gain knowledge ..
harry.

[biffer]

Originally Posted by harryboy22002

hi again
am about to purchase ,,4 hp two stroke , seen better day,s,s but runs fine just needs clean , my concern,s are the throttle twistgrip and the steering seem very tight. althought they operate with quite a bit of muscle ,any tip,s to put right . i think this is just lack of use for a while , and engine runs perfect apart from these point,s with a clean [surface muck ,this would come up like [new] have to decide , soon ,so any advice from you guy,s is most welcome ,would i need to be mechanic to get grease into these seized parts or is this a diy possibility
thanks in advance for any advice ,forthcoming and for taking time to read this
never be ashamed to show ignorance if oppurtunity to gain knowledge ..
harry.

you should be able to free them up yourself, there will be a grease nipple on the pivot, pump some new stuff through it and it should work loose, your twist grip, is it a long shaft with a cog on the end, look under the arm to see if you can spray some freeing agent into the casting

[harryboy22002]

Originally Posted by biffer

you should be able to free them up yourself, there will be a grease nipple on the pivot, pump some new stuff through it and it should work loose, your twist grip, is it a long shaft with a cog on the end, look under the arm to see if you can spray some freeing agent into the casting

thank,s for your time and reply ,will give it a go
harry.

[Erin]

Some throttle twist grips have a friction screw. Perhaps this needs loosening slightly.

[jyasaki]

As Erin said. Some people like to be able to twist to a throttle setting and release, and maintain that setting. I prefer to have the motor return to idle (or close to it) if the pilot releases the throttle, but that's a personal thing (current boat, with remote controls, doesn't do that.) Throttle friction setting is usually a largish knob near the twist grip.

Other than that, it's usually a cam driving a short length of cable. Should be fairly straightforward to lube it up.

jky

[harryboy22002]

Originally Posted by jyasaki

As Erin said. Some people like to be able to twist to a throttle setting and release, and maintain that setting. I prefer to have the motor return to idle (or close to it) if the pilot releases the throttle, but that's a personal thing (current boat, with remote controls, doesn't do that.) Throttle friction setting is usually a largish knob near the twist grip.

Other than that, it's usually a cam driving a short length of cable. Should be fairly straightforward to lube it up.

jky

hi mate .
got got a phone call, from ?? - say,s if he needs to pump bit of grease into steering price will go from£150 -200 \\\?????? dont think grease is that expensive am i just being difficult or what you think ??.
-i did not ask for a full service , just a pump of grease ,to see if it helped...

[uncle al]

why dont you purchase a grease gun and any make of marine grease (not a runny grease) i am thinking Quicksilver 2-4-C or eqivalent and grease it yourself, buy a service manual that will make your job a lot easier.
regards
Alan

[uncle al]

the definition of an expert is, ex is a has been , and a spert is a drip under preasure beware of experts

[jyasaki]

In the US court system, an "expert" is defined as "someone who knows more about a subject than the average person". Hardly awe inspiring.

[uncle al]

my version is the joke version i never could take life seriously and now i have retired and off the spanners after forty odd years life is still a big joke.
regards
Alan