Thanks for all the input on the shut off cable. I have periodically
used WD 40 at the cockpit end but not at the engine end. I will be
installing a new cable and will plan on putting a heavier lubricant
such as T 9 in both ends. My cable run has no sharp turns in it.
Elliott Rosenberg
I know the same problem. Try the following. At the engine end of the
cable, disconnect it from the lever and then you can pull more of it
out at
the knob in the cockpit. Then lube more of it as Nick suggests as well as
the engine end. Then be sure the cable and cable clamp is aligned cleanly
at the engine end so that the rocker arm action is smooth and not pulling
the cable to one side. This worked for me.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Barnhill" <SailRedux@attbi.com>
To: "Elliott Rosenberg" <elrosenberg@pol.net>
Cc: <olson911@sailpix.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: Engine shut off
> I know the problem, but I have been able to keep it under control by
> lubing the cable with grease from a pressure can. The grease comes in a
> can like a WD-40 can, and you can try to force enough in at the cockpit
> end to free it up. Good luck!
> Nick
>
> Elliott Rosenberg wrote:
>
> > The engine shut down on my 911 Yanmar gives me a great deal of
> > difficulty. I replace the shut down cable every few years. The first
> > year with a new cable is smooth and easy to pull. The 2nd year it
> > gets hard to pull. The 3rd year I'm not strong enough to pull it, I
> > then replace it. The boat yard says all the Yanmar cables are like
> > that. Has anyone come up with an idea for improving this?
> > Elliott Rosenberg
>
>
Received on Wed Sep 25 07:23:29 2002