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I have a coworker with a 94 115 2 stroke. He states that there is no way to rev the motor up while in neutral. He says the controls are original for the motor. Can this be? I've never know an outboard that couldn't be reved up while not in gear.
Can't imagine controls that wouldn't allow that. On our 250HP OX66 control, there is a rubber-covered button on the side of the control - push it in and advance the throttle without it being in gear.
Not true. If it is Yamaha controls, tell him to push in the Black disk, located at the bottom or joint of the throttle. That puts the engine in neutral and allows you to rev the engine with the throttle arm.
If he can't rev it at all, he has a problem, but, my F225 has a rev limiter that won't let it rev very high at all in neutral. Only hits about 2,000 rpm. I believe this is true on all the four strokes. Why would you need to rev it very high in neutral any way?
Parker, It's not that he needs to rev it high it's that he never revs it at all unless in gear. I would hate to have to crank an older two stroke on a cold morning and try to keep it running without being able to bump it up to 1200 to 1500 RPMs for a few minutes first. Also he mentioned if he floods it it takes a while to get it going. Well no wonder if you can't tack it up a bit to get it going.
Know what I mean.
Simple Yahama Question 
