Honda High Idle Lever

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My high idle lever for my Honda BF75 hp outboard does not want to stay up in the elevated position when I want a high idle. It falls down to the bottom position on its own leaving me having to put a clothspin on it to hold it up.
My question to all of you is......Is there a screw or tensioning adjustment that I can make to stiffen it up so it will stay in the upper position?
Cheers :beer
Tom
 
Good question. I have the same problem. Either 4000 or idle, nothing in between.
 
Do you have the single lever control with the push-button to disengage the transmission shift, thereby using the main lever for fast idle? If so, the adjustment is accessed by removing the chrome base housing cover. I think the screws are near the base of the cover. The adjustment controls the throttle/shift lever and therefore not only holds the lever in the fast idle in neutral, but also during cruising. If your lever works its way back to idle while moving, this adjustment will cure that issue as well ans the neutral fast idle.

Hope this helps.
 
On my shifter the fast idle is a dedicated lever, up for fast, down for off.
 
There is a separate lever for high idle and when fully raised it activates the choke. When the lever is raised the main shifter and throttle control cannot be engaged.
 
If you take it apart, there IS an adjustment to make it hold its position.

Charlie
 
Thanks Charlie

But what am I in for when I take it apart? I am afraid that....BOING!!........springs go flying and I am unable to get it back together properly. I can always get things apart......getting them back together is sometimes another matter.

Tom
 
Ditto. I have twin 35's so that presents its' own set of challenges.
 
I had twin 45's and managed to do it. If I can, you can. I took apart many radios and clocks when I was younger, some of them went back together. I don't have any taken apart boats laying around (yet).

Charlie
 
Kind of like the wifes' hair dryer that kept shutting off due to overheating caused by lint buildup. After putting it back together twice, last sunday I said enough and tossed it and bought a new one. The springs and buttons were just too frustrating.
 
A hair dryer (or anything to do with a wife) is a whole lot more complicated than a Honda Shift Mechanism....

:wink:


Charlie
 
And don't get me started about the repercussions.
 
Have the same issue on my BF90 and started to take it apart but as I reached to turn the key off I noticed that the foam float on my key chain swings up perfectly to hold the lever up. Turns out it is just as easy to push the float out as it would be to push the lever down. Made a lot more sense to me to go for a ride than to tear into the lever. KISS !
Ron
 
Sounds like a few of us have the same problem.
Although the clothspin or the float method of keeping the lever up do get the job done it would be nice to have it work the way it was intended to.
I will have a good look at it tomorrow to see if I think taking it apart will be easy.
Any further input will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers :beer
Tom
 
What is the model number for the remote control box?
Then find the manual for instructions
for example it is easy to adjust a Yamaha 703 RCB using a screw driver
 
HERE is a diagram of the parts in one particular 90HP Honda shifter. There is an idle lever shown but not sure how to change the friction. LOTS of parts!

Charlie
 
Charlie,

Thanks for the diagram. Sure looks like that's the right one.........but ALL those parts........YIKES!!

Tom
 
I agree with Tom "YIKES". For me ( how it is intended to work) is increase the idle speed when lifted. I can live with the key chain foam to hold it up.
Would miss too much cruising to try to reassemble all those parts. Ha!
Ron
 
I've asked on the forum where I got this diagram how to increase the friction. When/if I get a response, I'll post it here.

Charlie
 
I made a small bungee loop that can be used to tether the high idle handles to the main throttle/shifter. I also use it to keep the starboard engine at 2000 RPMs so I can start the Wallas.
 
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