Suzuki Command Instruments and crappy gearshift

RibRoy · 06 September 2005, 20:13

Got the Command Instrument fitted with my 250. To get the back-light on, I have to push the button induvidually on each instr.
I want them to lit when the ignition is on, but the Suz guys says this is not possible.

Anyone that got it to lit when ign is on ?

The gearshift is a pain on all our boats ( 5 ). Make you look like an Idiot when manouvering. Hard to get in free, and most of the time you end up trashing it between forward and reverse.
Suz says they are working on the problem, but we vave not seen a solution yet.

Anyone that have experienced this, and get i fixed ?

Regards

Roy

Jono · 07 September 2005, 06:43

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Originally Posted by RibRoy

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Anyone that have experienced this, and get i fixed ?

Regards

Roy

Nope.. neither on my boat nor on Ian's on the occasions I've driven it... but then I have the sensitivity of a Hippopotamus..... I find it quite "positive"..

Mollers · 07 September 2005, 08:34

My quicksilver 3000 helm has no "neutral stop" either, which I don't like. As you say, when manoevering you can go straight from forward to astern. Not nice or good for the gearbox.

Jono · 07 September 2005, 08:39

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Originally Posted by Mollulnan

My quicksilver 3000 helm has no "neutral stop" either, which I don't like. As you say, when manoevering you can go straight from forward to astern. Not nice or good for the gearbox.

The Suzuki control does have a stop.

RibRoy · 07 September 2005, 16:14

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Originally Posted by Jono

Nope.. neither on my boat nor on Ian's on the occasions I've driven it... but then I have the sensitivity of a Hippopotamus..... I find it quite "positive"..

Hi Jono , is this the same box you got ?

Jono · 07 September 2005, 16:22

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Originally Posted by RibRoy

Hi Jono , is this the same box you got ?

Looks very much like it, but mine is reversed, the same as Ian's, come to think of it. I wonder if that makes a difference? I'll ask Suzuki what they think. Cheers, Jono

Fjordrafting · 08 September 2005, 19:59

Hi!
Something else than gearshift- the main bracked holding the 250hp engine broke today. The engines are less than 14 days old, nice touch Suzuki!

RibRoy · 08 September 2005, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Fjordrafting

Hi!
Something else than gearshift- the main bracked holding the 250hp engine broke today. The engines are less than 14 days old, nice touch Suzuki!

More details please !

Rene · 09 September 2005, 12:56

hey guys

I don't know what you are doing to your engines, but I have used mine close to 1 year now, and i do charter too.

Only one small problem, during acceleration with heavy load, I sometimes have problems tilting the engine out.

But no gear shift problems and no cracking.

????

Rene (I love my engine, starts with no problem every time)

myndit · 09 September 2005, 17:22

There must be a problem with your installation.

Have to say that I have found my engine and controls to be the best I have ever had. Things I rave about:

Launch from Hayling, travel down to Christchurch (4 up + dog), mess about in harbour for a couple of hours, back to Lymington (dropped off family as now to rough in Solent), back out to the Needles to scare myself silly!!, then back to Hayling = £28.00 fuel (from Safeways)

Starts in any situation first time every time. Hot or cold or even at -6 degrees c.

Burns no oil

Is so quiet you sometimes think it has stopped.

Has a dandy rev counter that converts itself to an hour meter on switch on.

Cheap as chips to service and you get a wizzo report on how much throttle/revs in percentage format you have been doing over the last service period.

Gear lever is as positive as you could make it

I could think of more but I expect your bored by now.

Doug

Jono · 09 September 2005, 18:00

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Originally Posted by myndit

There must be a problem with your installation.

Have to say that I have found my engine and controls to be the best I have ever had. Things I rave about:

Doug

With respect, have you got the same 250/centre mount set up that these guys are talking about?

RibRoy · 09 September 2005, 18:54

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Originally Posted by Jono

Looks very much like it, but mine is reversed, the same as Ian's, come to think of it. I wonder if that makes a difference? I'll ask Suzuki what they think. Cheers, Jono

Hi Jono, had the chief technician at the Norwegian Importer testing it today. He was really ashamed. He going to take a serious talk to the marina that fittet our boats. Hope they sort it out.

Thanks anyway !

Regards

Roy