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rumrunner29 05-30-2013 06:27 PM

OK...i got shocked by my throttles today.....HELP!!
 
So I put the outlaw in the water for the first time today and as I am rolling down river I reach down and put my hand back on the throttles.....ZAP!!!...I get the crap shocked out of me....so I figure maybe this is just a static charge....wait a couple minutes and do it again..wham!! Does it again... OK...what the hell is this???? Had to go to work so I put her back on the trailer and I'm gonna look at it in the morning...it doesn't do it when the engines are off....I'm gonna pull the throttle/shifter out and take a look, but has anyone heard of this before? Any advice to help me troubleshoot this would be appreciated!!!

phragle 05-30-2013 06:39 PM

Unless you have trim in the throttle the only electrics will be the neutral safety switch. It helps to have an extra set of hands to hold it all together as you take it apart and put it back together. If they are the standard K. setup there are springs and balls in there so be ready for flying pieces.

rumrunner29 05-30-2013 06:46 PM

I do have trim on the throttles...but it doesn't shock me unless the motors are running...

V.I. Outlaw 05-30-2013 06:52 PM

someone playin joke on you? Maybe one of your plug wires hooked to your throttle cable. LOL

pqjack 05-30-2013 07:32 PM


Originally Posted by V.I. Outlaw (Post 3934154)
someone playin joke on you? Maybe one of your plug wires hooked to your throttle cable. LOL

don't laugh....might be related......lol?

FIXX 05-30-2013 09:20 PM

check trhe plug wires and coil wire,,sounds like it may have rubbed through..but if that was the case you would have a engine miss or it would die..

Ted G 05-30-2013 10:09 PM

My bet is that you have a plug wire rubbed through and touching the throttle cable, should be easy to find. And if your boat is fuel injected it will run pretty good with one dead cylinder.

rumrunner29 05-30-2013 10:12 PM


Originally Posted by FIXX (Post 3934258)
check trhe plug wires and coil wire,,sounds like it may have rubbed through..but if that was the case you would have a engine miss or it would die..

That's true..it runs fine, but I will check it though...its not a real bad shock...just enough to piss ya off..hopefully its just the neutral switch..

Redhook98 05-31-2013 06:35 AM

This is shocking!

Sorry, had to be the first with that. :-)

92nsx 05-31-2013 07:30 AM


Originally Posted by Ted G (Post 3934297)
My bet is that you have a plug wire rubbed through and touching the throttle cable, should be easy to find. And if your boat is fuel injected it will run pretty good with one dead cylinder.

I would place my bet on this ^^^^. Spark plug wire rubbed threw to throttle cable.


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