O'Day 34 Silpping Throttle Linkage

[SailingCal21]

Whilst motoring for several hours, I noticed that the throttle would slowly slip. To maintain cruising speed i had to keep my hand on the throttle. While not a crisis, it sure was inconvenient.
Would the adjustment be on the Edson pedestal or via the linkages on the motor?

 

[Stu Jackson]

Usually it's inside the binnacle. www.edsonmarine.com if you have an Edson pedestal explains how to tighten the friction nut inside the pedestal. It's a little tricky and usually hard to get to, long box end wrench works well.

 

[Mick143]

I just replaced my throttle cable. It had a u shaped metal clip with a set screw. It goes over the cable and I guess you tighten it until the throttle stays? I noticed when I fired up my engine the throttle also slipped slowly back, hopefully I will be putting the throttle break back on this week.

 

[heritage]

I replaced my throttle cable last year. The old one had a C clamp that had been attached to it between the engine and the bottom of the Edson pedestal. The C clamp had been tighted so much that it cracked the throttle case and the cable was rusting inside. I used this guide for the install:

www.edsonmarine.com/support/PDFs/installation/EB396EngineControlInstr.PDF

The guide describes how to adjust the throttle tension screw, but I found that the tensioner screw would quickly wear and loosen the cable. If you have the same problem, you might try this C clamp:

http://www.northeastmarineparts.com/teleflex-044386-throttle-cable-brake.aspx

 

[SailingCal21]

Thanks, I do remember seeing a clamp on a cable below near the engine. I'm thinking that's what the PO had used. Seems kinda of a kludge. Now I'm wondering if I loosened it when I repositioned the cables during a golf cart battery install.

 

[dparilla]

Mine has a ubolt down by the engine, just on the cable and not connected to anything else. I gave a tiny twist on each nut and the creep went away. Found out later that the PO never installed the clamp in the pedestal since it was tough to get to. I don't see a reason to mess with it if it works.