Hey everyone, I am trying to figure out some stupid issues on an Irwin 28 I just purchased. She has a really clean re-built Atomic 4, which unfortunately I am unfamiliar with.
In my cockpit I have a small panel where my choke and key ignition is, then a bit further back I have my small throttle lever right next to a larger clutch lever.
Here comes the dumb questions:
I already am assuming that the throttle put in a forward position (towards the bow) throttles the engine up and gives more power.
As far as I can tell from crawling around the engine compartment and checking the lines I am right on that.
As for the clutch I am a bit more perplexed. It seems to lock in a straight up position which I am assuming is neutral or almost neutral as the Atomic 4 manual describes it as the "Reduction Gear" basically meaning I never really have a neutral, it is just idling lightly.
Then I see that the only position the clutch goes in is back (towards the stern), it will not go forward beyond the locked straight up position. So I am assuming pulling the clutch into a backwards position is forward drive.
So my dumb question is do I have a reverse? As much as I have researched all over the internet I have never heard of a Atomic 4 with no reverse. But as I've read from the Atomic 4 manual, perhaps I only have a reduction gear or idle which is the locked straight up position.
Can anyone give me some insight as how to operate the clutch, and what your best guess would be as how I go forward and reverse? Seems like something I will figure out once she is in the water, but I figured I'd ask if anyone has experience being as dumbfounded as I am. Thanks for your insight!
In my cockpit I have a small panel where my choke and key ignition is, then a bit further back I have my small throttle lever right next to a larger clutch lever.
Here comes the dumb questions:
I already am assuming that the throttle put in a forward position (towards the bow) throttles the engine up and gives more power.
As far as I can tell from crawling around the engine compartment and checking the lines I am right on that.
As for the clutch I am a bit more perplexed. It seems to lock in a straight up position which I am assuming is neutral or almost neutral as the Atomic 4 manual describes it as the "Reduction Gear" basically meaning I never really have a neutral, it is just idling lightly.
Then I see that the only position the clutch goes in is back (towards the stern), it will not go forward beyond the locked straight up position. So I am assuming pulling the clutch into a backwards position is forward drive.
So my dumb question is do I have a reverse? As much as I have researched all over the internet I have never heard of a Atomic 4 with no reverse. But as I've read from the Atomic 4 manual, perhaps I only have a reduction gear or idle which is the locked straight up position.
Can anyone give me some insight as how to operate the clutch, and what your best guess would be as how I go forward and reverse? Seems like something I will figure out once she is in the water, but I figured I'd ask if anyone has experience being as dumbfounded as I am. Thanks for your insight!