[Rhodes22-list] Mercury 9.9 question

[peter klappert]

Mike & Alton & Dennis McN--

Thanks for the advice. Will follow it.

P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alton Miller" <al_shell at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 9:12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mercury 9.9 question

I agree with Mike.  Get it serviced.  I had a similar issue some time
ago (Merc 8) where the throttle/shift was getting harder to use as the
season progressed.  I let this go figuring that I would fix it later.
Didn't do it in time.  The extra effort to work the shift was 'torquing'
some of the smaller linkages and finally it gave up.  No shifting
possible.  It would have been cheaper to fix it earlier.
Alton  



On Fri, 2011-11-18 at 12:31 -0500, Michael D. Weisner wrote:
> Sounds like a lubrication problem in the shift mechanism.  If it is under
> warranty, let the dealer service the engine.
> 
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of peter klappert
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 11:49 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mercury 9.9 question
> 
> 
> I have a lightly used Merc 9.9 Bigfoot. Both shift and throttle are
> controlled by turning the the tiller handle. I wonder if mine needs
> adjusting or if my situation is normal.
> 
> viz: It seems to take a great deal of wrist and forearm force to shift from
> Neutral into Forward or Reverse. So much that I find, once the shift is
> made, it's hard not to keep turning and end up going full speed forward or
> full speed reverse. 
> 
> I find the Mercury customer service people to be really helpful, and they've
> suggested I might need the shift cable adjusted. Before I try to get
> warranty service (the engine IS under warranty), I'd like to know if other
> Merc 9.9 owners have had this problem.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> P
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Benjamin Cittadino" <BCittadino at dcs-law.com>
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:48:49 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Jump Starter
> 
> I'm already dreaming of Springtime. Toward that end I am considering
> including a jump-starter for use with the battery that is connected to
> the electric starter for my 2004 9.9 Yamaha outboard. The Yamaha always
> runs well once started but despite my solar panels I have had a couple
> of hard starting days when I needed a little more "oomph" from a
> borrowed jumper to get the engine started after several weeks sitting in
> the slip. I think I will get some piece of mind having one but the range
> of choices is pretty extensive. I guess I want one that has overcharge
> protection for itself while I plug it in at home, and I suspect I want
> it to be fairly light weight. Anyone have any thoughts to share on this
> subject?
> 
>  
> 
> By the way, does anybody understand these Yamahas that don't have a
> choke knob? The choke must be automatic but a few times I could only get
> her started buy blocking the air intake port to enrich the fuel mixture.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> BenC
> 
> S/V Susan Kay
> 
> (R22 1993 recycled 2008)
> 
>  
> 
> 
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